Palazzo Capponi alle Rovinate

Palazzo Capponi alle Rovinate is a late-Gothic and early Renaissance-style residential palace located on Via de' Bardi in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.

After his death a few years later, it was acquired by the Capponi family It has a 15th-century late-Gothic façade with a sober rustication at the lower floor, surmounted by irregular rows of mullioned windows (some closed and replaced by rectangular openings).

This has porticoes on each side, with graffiti decorations dating to the 1450s and octagonal capitals in a still late medieval style.

The entrance on Via de' Bardi has fresco, attributed to Lorenzo di Bicci himself, with two flying figures holding the Uzzano coat of arms.

Internally, at the feet of the main staircase, is a porphyry lion, an ancient Roman sculpture from the 2nd century AD.

The 15th century façade of the palace on Via de' Bardi.