Plate from Le Nozze degli Dei (The Wedding of the Gods), Festival at the Palazzo Pitti, Florence July 8, 1637

It takes a village to raise an object. Here are the people who've been involved with this one:

• Designed by Alfonso Parigi
• Patron: Medici Family
• Patron: Grand Duke Ferdinando I de' Medici
• Print Maker: Stefano della Bella