The Virile Age of Man after the style of Jan van der Straet, Benedetto Squilli, Florence, circa 1564. In the 15th century, the Medici has showed a great interest in tapestries, which they purchased in great number in the Netherlands. Anxious to promote the industry of Florence, in 1545 Cosimo I decided to found a manufacturing plant in Tuscany, led by two Flemish tapestriers. He entrusted Benedetto Squilli's workshop with the task of weaving the pieces intended to decorate the walls of the Palazzo Vecchio, the seat of power. Prestigious painters, like Bronzino, Allori and Stradano, were
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