Tournaments, jousts, ballets on horseback, masquerades and sham battles, often took place on the Piazza Sta. Croce. Here the Duke of Athens was hailed as Lord of Florence by the assembled people, but in the following year for several days he held grand jousts, and the citizens stood sullenly aloof. In 1468, when Lorenzo the Magnificent held the lists against all comers, “great was the concourse of jousters,” writes Niccolò Valori, “the magnificence of the arms and the wealth of jewels were only surpassed by the resplendent surcoats and habits of cloth of gold.” Mounted successively on chargers presented to him by the Duke of Ferrara and the King of Naples, and wearing armour sent to him by the Duke of Milan, Lorenzo de’ Medici won the prize of valour. Luca Pulci thus describes the entry of his friend and patron, and his beautiful banner:-- “E mi parea sentir sonar Miseno Quando sul campo Lorenzo guignea Sopra un caval che tremar fe il terreno: E nel suo bel vesillo si vedea Di sopra un sole e poi l’arcobalena Dove a lettere d’oro si leggea ‘LE TEMS REVIENT’ che puo interpretarsi Tornare il tempo e’ l secol rinnovarsi.” A little later Poliziano celebrated in glowing lines the tournament held by Giuliano de’ Medici, but _La Giostra_ was never finished, for when Giuliano was assassinated Poliziano laid down his pen. After the death of the last of the family of dell’Antella the old palace passed to the Biagi, and then to the Della Stufa. It now belongs to Signor Mariani. PALAZZO ANTINORI _Piazza S. Gaetano. No. 3._ In 1490 Niccolò degl’Antinori bought this palace from the Boni della Catena. It is supposed by some to have been built by Baccio d’Agnolo, whilst others think that Giuliano da San Gallo was the architect on account of some resemblance with Palazzo Gondi.