Palio

In the Sala delle Vittorie the Contrada del Drago keeps its precious Drappelloni (Palio banners). Among them are some curiosities: the first Palio painted by a woman, the painter Maria De Maria, in 1921; the Drappellone of the Palio della Pace by Dino Rofi, only roughly sketched in its first version because of the little time available, and then entirely repainted because it was torn after the race; the two Drappelloni by Ezio Pollai and Plinio Tammaro.

And then those of the more recent renowned artists, from Carlo Cerasoli to Gerard Fromanger, from Domenico Paladino to Ruggero Savinio and Silvano Campeggi, another woman with Rosalba Parrini, and then the beautiful Drappellone by Emilio Giannelli, up to the other female signature, that of Emma Sergeant.