Palazzo Martelli is a hidden gem in Florence, a house-museum derived from the secular stratification of the life of one of the most ancient Florentine families. Located near piazza Duomo, its current form is due to a transformation in 1738 by architect Bernardino Ciurini, painters Vincenzo Meucci, Bernardo Minozzi and Niccolò Contestabile with stucco expert Giovan Martino Portogalli, upon order of Niccolò and Giuseppe Maria Martelli. On display to recall the family is a  large coat of arms created for Roberto Martelli by none other than Donatello.

A circular museum path makes the collection more enjoyable to guests-visitors, the last Florentine example of the public collection built between the 17th and 18th century, rich of master ìpieces like the Adorazione del Bambino by Piero di Cosimo, the two nuptial panels by Beccafumi, the marvellous paintings by Luca Giordano and Salvator Rosa, and also objects, furniture, ancient upholsteries and decorations. The ground floor rooms are decorated in a bucolic country style, while the magnificent painting collection is on the noble (first) floor, replete with yellow and red halls, the chapel and ballroom.