[2] The fresco is much repainted. It was begun in 1493 at the commission of Dionisio Pucci,
and was finished 1496. The Pucci family was a major political family in Florence. The first Pucci family members to be mentioned date to the 13th century with their subscribing to the Arte dei Legnaioli. These early members include Antonio Pucci, who worked as an architect on the construction of the Loggia della Signoria. His son Puccio Pucci was a merchant who became rich thanks to trade and financial activities in medieval Florence. The first Pucci residences were in the Santa Croce district of Florence, before they moved to that of the church of San Michele Visdomini.
Members of the Pucci family, a major Florentine political familywere Antonio di Puccio Pucci (circa 1350–1416), Florentine politician and architect; Puccio Pucci (politician) (1389–1449), Florentine politician, son of Antonio; Lorenzo Pucci (1458–1531), Italian cardinal; Roberto Pucci (1462–1547), Italian cardinal; Antonio Pucci (cardinal) (1485–1544), Italian cardinal; Francesco Pucci (politician) (Florence 1437 - 1518), Florentine politician; Pandolfo Pucci (died 2 January 1560), responsible for the Pucci plot, and Orazio Roberto Pucci (Florence, 1625–1698), first Marchese di Barsento.

Antonio di Puccio Pucci (c. 1350 – after 1416) was an Italian architect and politician from the Pucci family. In 1404 he bought the chapel of San Sebastiano in church of Santissima Annunziata in Florence from the Servites, with the unusual condition in the acquisition contract that the Servites were required to invite the two senior members of the Pucci family to dinner on every Saint Sebastian's day (20 January).
In 1404 Antonio di Puccio Pucci acquired the chapel of San Sebastiano in the church of Santissima Annunziata, in which he placed the precious Piero del Pollaiolo painting of the Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian (now in the National Gallery, London). Puccio Pucci bought the Cappella della Madonna del Soccorso a few decades later.
The family palazzo still contains one of the four paintings commissioned by Lorenzo the Magnificent from Sandro Botticelli as a gift to Giannozzo Pucci on Giannozzo's marriage to Lucrezia Bini in 1483. These paintings tell the story of Nastalgio degli Onesti and the first three in the narrative are now in the Prado in Madrid. The painting still in Florence shows the use of forks, which were traditionally adopted for the first time in Florence by the Pucci and whosa use Catherine de'Medici then spread right across Europe. It also shows the use of precious tableware and silver vessels, which really existed and were said to be from the workshops of Verrocchio and Pollaiolo.

The Pucci commissioned several works for the churches neighbouring their palazzo. For the church of San Michele Visdomini, in 1518 Francesco Pucci commissioned Pontormo to paint the Holy family with saints, which was described by Vasari as one of the best paintings by an empolese painter. Whilst he was archbishop of Bologna, cardinal Antonio Pucci commissioned Raphael to paint a scene of The Ecstacy of Saint Cecilia - still in Bologna, it is now at the city's Pinacoteca. At the end of te 16th century Lorenzo Pucci commissioned Alessandro Allori to paint a Marriage at Cana as an altarpiece for the church of Sant'Agata (completed 1600).

In the 16th century, in one of the most beautiful areas of the hills around Florence, abbot Alessandro Pucci had a villa built for himself which in its structure would fully represent the mannerist ideal in vogue at the time. In addition to the villa, which was originally completely frescoed inside and out, a garden was also laid out and an extensive park with beautiful trees and sculptures of animals dotted in amongst. These grounds were designed by Tribolo. In 1906 the villa was purchased by the world-famous Italian tenor Enrico Caruso who, totally enamoured of the beauty and peace his new home offered, arranged for the villa to be restructured, restored and embellished with works of art. As a result of the work done the villa acquired the appearance it retains to this day. Since 1955 the villa, garden, park and farm have been owned by the town of Lastra a Signa. It is run by the Villa Caruso Association, which organises concerts and other performances, exhibitions and visits.

[3] Toscana Firenze | C. di S. Maria Maddalena de’ Pazzi