Michelangelo's famous statue of David, symbolizing triumph over tyranny, stood in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence for more than 350 years until it was moved in 1863 to its current location in the Galleria dell'Accademia. A replica stands in the piazza today.

Giambologna's famous statue, Rape of the Sabine Women (1583), stands in Piazza della Signoria outside the Uffizi in Florence.