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An informational panel, likely situated in a museum in Florence, Italy, details "Il Tesoro di San Lorenzo" (The Treasure of San Lorenzo). The gray panel features white text in Italian, with a partially visible, incomplete English translation on the far right. The text describes the treasury of the Basilica of San Lorenzo, which has been exhibited since 1945, showcasing a selection from its extraordinary liturgical collection. It highlights a significant core of donations from Popes Leo X (1475-1521) and Clement VII (1478-1534), including many hard stone reliquaries formerly housed in the Chapel of Relics at Palazzo Pitti. The text notes that Clement VII received rock crystal, amethyst, and jasper vases, some from Lorenzo the Magnificent's collections, used to store precious relics acquired by Leo X in Greece and Constantinople. Further details mention that Leo X also donated a silver crozier, a pearl-encrusted mitre, and a bandinella bearing the Medici coat of arms. Other reliquaries were commissioned over time by court workshops for the grand dukes and their consorts. In 1785, some items from the Palatine Chapel of Pitti were exchanged for sacred vases, now displayed at the Museum of the Treasure of the Grand Dukes. The panel includes the stylized "M" logo of "MUSEI DEL BARGELLO" on the left and "MUSEO DELLE CAPPELLE MEDICEE" at the bottom right. The background shows hints of a light brown or yellowish surface, suggesting an indoor museum environment. The image is taken at an angle, slightly skewing the text.
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