Cosimo III de Medici in de tuin van de Villa Medici
Stefano Della Bella portrayed Prince Cosimo III de Medici while he closely studies a vase larger than himself. In 1656 Cosimo was fourteen years old and blissfully ignorant of the eventful life that lay ahead of him as a scion of the powerful Medici family. Art would alwayshold a special place for him. The Greek vase from the first century was a veritable showpiece in the garden of the Villa Medici.