This is a guide to the Old Palazzo Museum, but also an introduction to the Renaissance center, the symbol of civil rights in Florence, which, with the rise of Cosimo I in 1537, Giorgio Vasari profoundly transformed into a place to celebrate enlightened Medici power and Tuscany's unity.

The book takes you through the Hall of the Five Hundred and learns about the unique cycle of frescoes that tell the history of Florence, the war against Pisa and the war against Siena. According to Vasari's definition, the tour will continue, with visits to the private rooms of the Medici family, Dei Terrestri, and to the upper rooms of the mythical "god". Then came the ducal apartments, including the church of Heleonola, with its exquisite frescoes painted by favorite court painter Bronzino, and other rooms, including the chancery -- which witnessed Machiavelli's arrival. The mezzanine, home to the American scholar and art collector Donazione Loeser, is marked by the 95-metre Arnolfo Tower, which towers over the city. The tower was also of high symbolic value, overlooking the towers of Florentine homes.

The book also includes an in-depth historical study of the study of Francesco Medici I and the lost works of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo in the Hall of the Five Hundred Men.

Published in five languages: Italian, English, French, German and Spanish.

Valentina Zucchi
After graduating with a bachelor's degree in modern art history and a master's degree in cultural heritage management and conservation, she began to engage herself in the field of research into the relationship between museums and the public, helping the educational departments of San Maria Cascara and Siena, and promoting the development of art seminars at the Palazzo Guillina and the Museum of Music in Rome. Since 2004, she has been working for the Municipal Museum of Florence. Her works include "PIPPO" color series (simplified Chinese righs sold), "Air, Water, Fire and Earth", The Museum of Palazzo Vecchio, etc.