In early 1504 Leonardo da Vinci had been commissioned in the council chamber of the Palazzo Vecchio depicting the "Battle of Angiari" between the forces of Florence and Milan in 1434.
Ekipa svetovalcev, ki je vključevala Botticellija in da Vincija, je bila imenovana da odloči o njegovi umestitvi na Piazza della Signoria, pred Palazzo Vecchio.