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This media file shows a close-up of a museum information panel or plaque, presented vertically due to the image's orientation. The panel is grey with black text, detailing "The Treasure of San Lorenzo." The text describes items from the Basilica of San Lorenzo's liturgical collection, on loan to a museum since 1945. These subjects include gifts from Popes Leo X (1475-1521) and Clement VII (1478-1534), semi-precious stone reliquaries from the Chapel of Relics in the Pitti Palace, and vases made of rock crystal, amethyst, and jasper, some from Lorenzo the Magnificent's collection. It also mentions precious relics acquired by Leo X in Greece and Constantinople. Leone donated a silver crosier, a pearl-studded mitre, and a processional cloth with the Medici crest. Other reliquaries were ordered by Grand Dukes and their consorts. Some items from the Palatine Chapel in the Pitti Palace were traded in 1785 for sacred vessels now displayed in the Treasury of the Grand Dukes. The visible text comprehensively describes the history and components of this significant collection, spanning centuries and involving prominent historical figures from Florence, Italy, where the Basilica of San Lorenzo and Pitti Palace are located. The image likely captures a moment in an indoor museum setting, with an out-of-focus background suggesting other exhibits or walls. The main body of text is in English, with some partial Italian words visible at the bottom of the panel.
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