A Legacy of Art and Place
Where art was once collected in silence, it now speaks to the world. From the walls of this palazzo to the halls of the Salvatore Romano Foundation, his vision lives on in Florence’s heart.
The story of this Florentine palazzo is intimately connected to one of the city’s most generous patrons of the arts — Salvatore Romano. A passionate antiquarian and collector, Romano once owned the entire piano nobile of Palazzo del Pugliese, where he lived among the Renaissance artworks and rare pieces he so carefully curated.
Rather than keep his treasures private, he chose to share them with the world. In a remarkable gesture of cultural philanthropy, he donated his finest works to the City of Florence, establishing the Fondazione Salvatore Romano, just steps away from the palazzo, in the timeless Piazza Santo Spirito.
To stay in this palazzo is to inhabit the very atmosphere that inspired a life of beauty, collecting, and quiet devotion to Florence’s artistic soul. The legacy of Salvatore Romano lives on — not only in the museum that bears his name, but also in the walls that once sheltered his vision.
