 The sole dwelling was the Casina of Cardinale Marcello Crescenzi, who had maintained a vineyard here and had begun improvements to the villa under the direction of the Florentine Nanni Lippi, who had died however, before work had proceeded far.The new proprietors commissioned Annibale Lippi, the late architect's son, to continue work.Interventions by Michelangelo are a tradition.