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The detail shows various members of the Tornabuoni and Tornaquinci families. Giuliano Tornabuoni, Giovanni Tornaquinci and Gian Francesco Tornabuoni are standing on the right, posing in front of the painter; on the left is another Tornabuoni, Giovanni Battista.
Some women are standing a little to one side underneath a tympanum on which are written words celebrating the happy period in which this chapel was completed. The words are those of Agnolo Poliziano: "In the year of 1490, when the brilliant city, famed for its wealth, history, vitality and its architecture, was living in peace and prosperity." Above the heads of the men, the artist depicts a classical relief, on a background of golden mosaic, that depicts a military commander addressing his soldiers. The same motif is depicted in grisaille in the Sassetti Chapel.
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