Palazzo dell'Arte dei Giudici e Notai, Medieval guild palace at Via del Proconsolo, Florence, Italy
The Palazzo dell'Arte dei Giudici e Notai stands at Via del Proconsolo 6 and 16 rosso, with a side on Via dei Pandolfini and a separate entrance at number 34. Its 1832 rebuilding by Giuseppe Martelli erased the medieval structure, leaving a plain palazzina. The facade carries a terracotta Landini coat of arms with three fish biting each other's tails, and stone lilies crowned by an eight-pointed star.
The palace was built in the early 14th century as the headquarters for Florence's judges and notaries guild. Its construction incorporated an 11th-century tower into the overall structure.
The audience hall frescoes were commissioned in 1366 from Jacopo di Cione, brother of Orcagna, under consul Domenico Silvestri. In the poets' lunette, Dante and Boccaccio appear with the legs of Petrarch and Zanobi da Strada, whose faces are lost. In 1406 Ambrogio di Baldese added Claudian and Coluccio Salutati; the vault shows Florence's heraldic shields within Arnolfo di Cambio's walls.
The building now operates as a restaurant while preserving its historical character and original architectural elements. Entry is located at Via del Proconsolo 16 on the street.
Archaeological digs beneath the palace uncovered wooden structures from Roman times. These discoveries suggest that a first-century dyeing workshop operated on this very site.
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