About the museum
The story of the Palazzo Vecchio
The Palazzo Vecchio has been Florence's town hall since the fourteenth century, with its crenellated tower rising above the Piazza della Signoria. Much of it is now a museum.
Its state rooms, decorated by Vasari and his workshop, include the vast Hall of the Five Hundred, and the palace holds Michelangelo's Genius of Victory.
The collection
The palace museum includes the state rooms of Cosimo I de' Medici, decorated by Giorgio Vasari and his workshop, the Studiolo of Francesco I with its painted cupboard doors, and the apartments of the Medici dukes.
Its sculptures include Michelangelo's Genius of Victory and Donatello's Judith and Holofernes, and a copy of Michelangelo's David stands outside the entrance, where the original stood until 1873.
At ArtLogia you can order 9 of its paintings as hand-painted reproductions, by 6 artists led by Giorgio Vasari, Bronzino and Leonardo da Vinci.
- paintings to order
- 9
- artists
- 6
- art movements
- 5
- years covered
- 1343–1606
The building
Arnolfo di Cambio designed the palace at the end of the thirteenth century as the seat of the Florentine republic. Its 94-metre tower is one of the symbols of Florence.
Masterpieces to see
Planning a visit
Climb the Arnolfo Tower for one of the best views over the Duomo and the rooftops of Florence.
