{"id":240,"date":"2014-08-05T10:08:41","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T10:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/?page_id=240"},"modified":"2015-06-28T00:08:28","modified_gmt":"2015-06-28T00:08:28","slug":"buontalentis-grotto","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/?page_id=240","title":{"rendered":"Buontalenti&#8217;s Grotto"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Grotta del Buontalenti (Grotta Grande)<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Buontalenti&#8217;s Grotto lives\u00a0on the boundary of the <a title=\"The Boboli Gardens\" href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/?page_id=162\"><strong><em>Boboli Gardens<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, on the northern side of Bacchus Square. It is a\u00a0place like no other.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-131\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4101-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-131 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4101-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Buontalenti's Grotto - entrance\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4101-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4101-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4101-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto.jpg 1932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buontalenti&#8217;s Grotto &#8211; entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-133\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4104-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-133 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4104-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4104-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4104-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buontalenti&#8217;s Grotto &#8211; entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_132\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-132\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4103-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-132 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4103-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"...and the other\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4103-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4103-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buontalenti&#8217;s Grotto &#8211; entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4105-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-134 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4105-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"100_4105 Boboli Gardens - Buontalenti's Grotto\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4105-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4105-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4105-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto.jpg 1932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4110-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-138 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4110-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Buontalenti's Grotto\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4110-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4110-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4110-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto.jpg 1932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buontalenti&#8217;s Grotto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Extraordinary bas-relief creations cover the walls of the first chamber. Crafted by Pietro Mati, and inspired by the the myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha, these ethereal figures of man and sheep\u00a0recreate the natural role of the grotto as a place of shelter for the shepherd and his flock.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4118-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-146 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4118-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: LeeB\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4118-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4118-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buontalenti&#8217;s Grotto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4117-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-145 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4117-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: LeeB\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4117-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4117-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buontalenti&#8217;s Grotto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_144\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4116-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-144 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4116-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: LeeB\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4116-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4116-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buontalenti&#8217;s Grotto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_143\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-143\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4115-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-143 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4115-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Buontalenti's Grotto\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4115-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4115-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buontalenti&#8217;s Grotto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-137\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4109-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-137 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4109-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Buontalenti's Grotto\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4109-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4109-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4109-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto.jpg 1932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buontalenti&#8217;s Grotto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4107-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Michelangelos-Prisoner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-136 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4107-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Michelangelos-Prisoner-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Buontalenti's Grotto - Michelangelo's Prisoner\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4107-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Michelangelos-Prisoner-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4107-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Michelangelos-Prisoner-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4107-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Michelangelos-Prisoner.jpg 1932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buontalenti&#8217;s Grotto &#8211; Michelangelo&#8217;s Prisoner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_135\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-135\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4106-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-135 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4106-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Buontalenti's Grotto\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4106-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4106-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buontalenti&#8217;s Grotto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_130\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-130\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4121-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Sheep.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-130 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4121-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Sheep-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: LeeB\" width=\"474\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4121-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Sheep-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4121-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Sheep-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buontalenti&#8217;s Grotto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4113-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Bandinellis-Ceres.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-141 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4113-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Bandinellis-Ceres-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Buontalenti's Grotto - Bandinelli's Ceres\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4113-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Bandinellis-Ceres-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4113-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Bandinellis-Ceres-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4113-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Bandinellis-Ceres.jpg 1932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buontalenti&#8217;s Grotto &#8211; Bandinelli&#8217;s Ceres<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_142\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-142\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4114-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-142 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4114-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Buontalenti's Grotto\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4114-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4114-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4114-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto.jpg 1932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-142\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buontalenti&#8217;s Grotto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4112-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Helen-and-Theseus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-140 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4112-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Helen-and-Theseus-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Buontalenti's Grotto - Helen and Theseus\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4112-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Helen-and-Theseus-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4112-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Helen-and-Theseus-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4112-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Helen-and-Theseus.jpg 1932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buontalenti&#8217;s Grotto &#8211; Helen and Theseus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_139\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-139\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4111-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Vincenzo-de-Rossis-Helen-and-Theseus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-139 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4111-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Vincenzo-de-Rossis-Helen-and-Theseus-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Vincenzo de Rossi's Helen and Theseus\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4111-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Vincenzo-de-Rossis-Helen-and-Theseus-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4111-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Vincenzo-de-Rossis-Helen-and-Theseus-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/100_4111-Boboli-Gardens-Buontalentis-Grotto-Vincenzo-de-Rossis-Helen-and-Theseus.jpg 1932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vincenzo de Rossi&#8217;s Helen and Theseus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>\u00a0<a title=\"Buontalenti\u2019s Grotto\" href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/?page_id=240\">Back to the top<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>or visit \u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong><a title=\"The Boboli Gardens\" href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/?page_id=162\">the Boboli Gardens<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><em><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/em>or peruse the \u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a title=\"Site Map\" href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/?page_id=388\"><em><strong>sitemap<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grotta del Buontalenti (Grotta Grande) Buontalenti&#8217;s Grotto lives\u00a0on the boundary of the Boboli Gardens, on the northern side of Bacchus Square. It is a\u00a0place like no other. Extraordinary bas-relief creations cover the walls of the first chamber. Crafted by Pietro Mati, and inspired by the the myth of Deucalion and Pyrrha, these ethereal figures of &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/?page_id=240\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Buontalenti&#8217;s Grotto<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":130,"parent":162,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-240","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=240"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2491,"href":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/240\/revisions\/2491"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}