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This manuscript, containing the genealogy of the Medici family, was compiled by Pier Cattaci for Pope Leo X (Giovanni de' Medici, son of Lorenzo il Magnifico). It is probable that the manuscript was given to the Pope on the occasion the marriage of Lorenzo, Duke of Urbino to Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne in 1518.
Although the illumination of the codex is of mediocre quality, the decoration of the first page (folio 1) is of high quality. It is occupied by a true painting, showing Sts Cosmas and Damian, the patron saints of the Medici family. The painting is attributed to Bacchiacca, who was particularly talented in executing works in small dimensions. This painting can be dated to c. 1524, after the death of Leo X.
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