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Neri Corsini

Neri Maria Corsini (1685–1770), nephew of Pope Clement XII, made cardinal by his uncle 1730


Palazzo Corsini

In 1736, the Florentine Cardinal Neri Maria Corsini, nephew of Pope Clement XII (formerly Cardinal Lorenzo Corsini), acquired the villa and land, and commissioned the structure now standing.


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Palazzo Corsini

The majority of the major works in the Corsini Gallery collection were donated by the Corsini family, and initially were gathered by the avid 17th century collector, the cardinal Neri Maria Corsini, and added to by other members and from collections of Pope Clement XII and his nephew.