Tomb of Oddo Altoviti
by BENEDETTO DA ROVEZZANO, Marble
The Altoviti are a prominent noble family of Florence. Since the Medieval they were one of the most distinguished banking and political families appointed to the highest offices of the Republic of Florence, friends and patrons of Galileo Galilei, Vasari, Raphael and Michelangelo. The House of Altoviti is still present and possesses the title of marquis.
In Florence on Piazza del Limbo they had a palazzo with a large family coat of arms on the fa�ade and detained the patronage of the church Santi Apostoli.