On display  on the first floor of the Uffizi a series of self-portraits on paper by 16th- and 17th-century Masters, which, for conservative reasons, are rarely exhibited to the public. It is a unique opportunity to "meet the gaze" of great artists such as Fra Bartolomeo, Pontormo, Cristofano Allori, Federico Zuccari up to Luca Giordano, Hans Holbein the Younger, Rembrandt and many others. 
The collection of the Department of Prints and Drawings of the Uffizi is one of the most important graphics collections in the world in terms of artistic value and number of works preserved (approximately 180,000 sheets).