Torture of Savonarola in Piazza della Signoria, by Anonymous artist, 17th Century, oil on canvas, cm 104 x 118,5. Italy, Tuscany, Florence, San Marco Convent, Picture Gallery. All. The scene of the torture of Savonarola and two other friars takes place in Piazza della Signoria in Florence. The three appear in different places kneeling before an altar at the presence of judges dressed in red, while walking along the wooden banister, and hung in a high pole with the flames that invade the wood stack. The square is filled with groups of people.