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Ball Game on the Piazza Santa Maria Novella in Florence- Johannes Stradanus, fresco (1555) ( lemmy.world )

[The sport] calcio was reserved for rich aristocrats who played every night between Epiphany and Lent. Even popes, such as Clement VII, Leo XI and Urban VIII, played the sport in Vatican City. The games could get violent as teams vied to score goals.

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