In 1998 the Uffizi Gallery has acquired the Contini Bonacossi collection, with temporary entrance from Via Lambertesca (Back to the Uffizi). The collection comprises thirty-five paintings, twelve sculptures, eleven large coats of arms by Della Robbia, in addition to a remarkable group of ancient furniture pieces and majolicas, which were originally part of perhaps the most prestigious collection ever gathered, belonging to Alessandro Contini Bonacossi.

The major pieces are currently owned by the Italian State, after long and complicated inheritance disputes. Undoubtedly, the acquisition of this collection is a great addition to the Uffizi.

One can find works by Cimabue and Duccio, wood panels from Sassetta and Giovanni del Biondo, a fresco by Andrea del Castagno and impressive paintings by Venetian artists (Veronese, Bellini, Tintoretto, Cima da Conegliano). One of the most important is the painting of San Lorenzo, an early work by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.