Room 12 - Hall of Seasons

On the first floor of the tower house is the fresco cycle of the Four Seasons, painted by Cristoforo di Bindoccio and Meo di Pero in the second half of the 14th century. The rib-vaulted ceiling, adorned with a blue background and golden fleur-de-lis, features seasonal medallions accompanied by inscriptions in the vernacular, reminiscent of Ambrogio Lorenzetti’s frescoes. Spring is depicted as a young woman wearing a crown of flowers, Summer holds a sickle and ears of wheat, Autumn is an elderly man with grape clusters, and Winter a man covered in snow. The room’s decoration is completed by sacred images, such as a depiction of Saint John the Baptist, the Bandinelli family crests, and wall paintings imitating stone masonry.