Chasuble of Odoardo Farnese, in satin embroidered in silver and gold, with painted fabric panels. Made in Rome to a design by Annibale Carracci in the early 17th century. Cardinal Odoardo Farnese’s chasuble and antependium are part of a set of vestments he had made for the hermitage of Camaldoli, a magnificent donation testifying to the link between the Farnese family, protectors of the Hermitage, and the community of monks founded by Saint Romuald. The vestments, which have only recently become part of the Cathedral collection, were brought to the church of SS. Annunziata in Florence and displayed in Saint Luke’s chapel after Napoleon suppressed a number of religious orders and houses. The front of the chasuble is decorated with angels and medallions depicting God and the saints, while on the back are heraldic symbols and the motto of Cardinals Alessandro Farnese and Odoardo Farnese. The coat of arms of the Farnese family, a cardinal’s hat over six fleur-de-lys, adorn the lower part of the garment.