The statue of Vittorio Fossombroni is in the Piazza San Francesco in front of the church of San Francesco. Vittorio's heirs had the statue made and given as a giftto Arezzo in 1864. Vittorio was a citizen of Arezzo as well as a scientist and politician. He was an engineer for th Grand Duke of Tuscany. He is remembered for his draining of the marshes around Arezzo that increased the beauty and health of the town.