The Kaffeehaus was commissioned by Grand Duke Peter Leopold of Hapsburg-Lorraine, as a convenient place for him to appreciate the views of Florence. The interior of the building is decorated with the works of Giuseppe del Moro, Giuliano Traballesi, and Pascale Micheli. Trabellesi was a well-regarded Milanese painter and engraver, while little information is available on del Moro and Micheli. The Grand Duke is a notable figure in the history of Florence. After the death of the last of the Medici line in 1737, Tuscany came under the rule of the House of Hapsburg-Lorraine and it remained so until 1860. Peter Leopold was the 2nd Hapsburg to rule here. He was a great devotee of the Enlightenment and began an energetic renewal of Florence, which had been in decline when he arrived in 1765. The Lemon House was also added to the Gardens during his tenure, as well as the Obelisk in the Amphitheater. Peter Leopold also abolished the death penalty in Tuscany in 1786, the first time this had ever been done in Europe.