 His grandson Lorenzo extended the terraced gardens and the shaded "boschi".Marsilio Ficino, who died at the villa in 1499, was a central member of the Platonic Academy.Lorenzo de' Medici died at the villa in 1492, after which it was ignored for a time until about 1615, when Cardinal Carlo de' Medici undertook extensive projects to remodel the interior, and bring the garden up to date.