Villa Carducci-Pandolfini

The Villa Carducci-Pandolfini is a historic rural palace located on Via Guardavia, on the road between Legnaia and Soffiano.

The property is now part of Polo Museale of Tuscany, and open only by appointment.

It is best known for its fresco of Illustrious Men and Women painted in 1455 by Andrea del Castagno for a loggia.

Moved after the flood, they are now stored in the Galleria degli Uffizi.

The frescoes depict: Presently some of the rooms retain frescoes (1472) in situ depicting the Madonna and Child, Adam and Eve and various putti and garlands.

Villa Carducci di Legnaia or Villa Carducci-Pandolfini, Florence, Italy
The Hall of Famous Men and Women