Piazza della Signoria is a true open-air museum!
In it we find several statues of various periods, the most famous being the great David of Michelangelo! The largest nucleus is under the protection of the so-called Loggia dei Lanzi, or Loggia della Signoria. It was built in the 14th century in late Gothic style by Benci di Cione and Simone Talenti with the function of hosting the assembly and public commemorations. Only in the 16th century, with Grand Duke Cosimo I did it begin to be decorated with statues.
On the Loggia façade below the parapet are trefolis with allegorical figures of the four cardinal virtues (fortitude, temperance, justice and prudence) by Agnolo Galddi. The enameled blue background is the work of Leonardo, a monk, while the golden stars were painted by Lorenzo de Bicci.