A Proposal for a Renewed Scientific Investigation of the Palazzo Vecchio Wall

Executive Summary

This document outlines a technically rigorous, fully non-destructive plan for a renewed scientific investigation of the east wall of the Salone dei Cinquecento in Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio—the site where Leonardo da Vinci began work on the Battle of Anghiari in 1505. Subsequent renovations by Giorgio Vasari may have concealed the survi…