Hall and Ceiling of the Five Hundred Hall of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence Italy

Five Hundred Hall Palazzo Vecchio This sumptuous hall is of almost 1,200 square metres.

It presents at its end a platform corresponding to the audience hall with the statues of Pope Leo X, Giovanni de Medici, son of Lorenzo the Magnificent.

Pope Leo X's statue is placed between Giovanni of the Black Bands, Cosimo I de Medici's father, and Alexander, the first Duke of Florence.

Of course, the ceiling composed of 42 coffers, all painted by Giorgio Vasari, Giovanni Battista Naldini and Giovanni Stradano (Jan Van der Straet), are to the glory of the Medici and Florence.

Five Hundred Hall Palazzo Vecchio