Palazzo Galletti, in the neo-classical style goes back to the year 1831. It englobes some buildings from preceding times. Under the design of the architect Vittorio Bellini, for the printer Vincenzo Batelli, it was created to furnish a modern and up and coming chalcographic establishment.

On the outer face of the building there are the statues of the four seasons: the Spring made by Lorenzo Bazzanti, the Summer by Giovanni Insom, the Fall by Francesco Orzalesi and the Winter by Niccolò Bazzanti. On entering the main entrance way of this palace one notices the beautiful ionic columns and stucco-work. Originally in the entrance way, there were statues of Minerva by Bazzanti and The Apograph God of Silence by Emilio Fantarelli. Four niches housed with the statues of the four famous poets Dante, Petrarca, Ariosto, and Tasso which are presently being restored and will soon be replaced in their original position, are part of the entrance way. A prestigious clock marked the hours of the Florentine days there.

The iron entrance gate is a work of art famous even in the times of gilding, and is mentioned in Dezzi Bardeschi’s book describing the masterpieces of iron in Florence in the1820’s. All details went into making this palace a beauty of its time.