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Museo Diocesano

Where
Via Gasparo da Salò, 13, Brescia

Tue, 11/06/2013 - 12:22 -- Laura Itinerario:  Among the treasures of medieval Brescia Renaissance and Sixteenth-century Brescia Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Brescia Tipologia:  Museums Since 1996, the mission of the Museo Diocesano has been to assure the safeguard and custody of religious artworks which had been housed in precarious church buildings that had been closed, were dilapidated or unsafe. The permanent collections on the first floor are divided into four sections: paintings and sculptures, illuminated manuscripts, religious artefacts in precious metals and liturgical fabrics. The painting and sculpture section have works by artists from the Brescia and Veneto areas. A masterpiece from the 14th century is the “Madonna with Child” by Paolo Veneziano and there is the mid-15th century work by Antonio Vivarini, “The Polyptych of Saint Ursula”. 14th century Brescia is well represented by the major Brescia painters: Alessandro Bonvicino called Moretto, Girolamo Romanino and Pietro Maria Bagnatore. There is a sketch of the “Transfiguration” for the church of Saint Afra in Brescia by Jacopo Tintoretto; from Titian’s studio there is the face of Christ painted on stone. Works of the17th and 18th centuries from the area include master artists such as Giuseppe Tortelli, Gian Antonio Capello, Pietro Avogadro and Francesco Savanni. From the Veneto region there is Andrea Celesti (“Madonna with Child and Saints Anna, James Major and Benedict”), Francesco Capello, called Daggiù (“Rebecca at the Well”), Gian Battista Pittoni (“Madonna with Child and Saints Leonard and Francis of Paola”) and Giambattista Tiepolo (“Baptism of Constantine”).  The section dedicated to religious artefacts in precious metals has pieces from the second half of the 15th century. Among these works the most significant are the “Gambara Reliquary” in ebony and silver by a Roman silversmith of the 16th century, and the “Pontevico Chalice” in gold, silver and precious stones by the Milanese goldsmith Carlo Grossi.  The illustrated manuscripts section houses a collection of manuscript volumes from the 12th century onwards. Of special importance is a small book, the “Rules of the Brotherhood of the Saints Faustino and Giovita di Collio, the first two sheets of which are completely illustrated by Floriano Ferramola of Brescia.  The section dedicated to liturgical fabrics is one of the richest and largest in Italy. There are fabrics from Venice, Italian and French manufacturers from the 15th century onwards. www.museodiocesanobrescia.it   MUSEO DIOCESANO Via Gasparo da Salò, 13 Brescia   File:  Audioguide Diocesan Museum.mp3 Galleria:  ItalianoFrançaisDeutschEspañol

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Places

La Lodoìga

  • Art & Culture
La Lodoìga
148 mt

The Palace of the Loggia

  • Art & Culture
The Palace of the Loggia
148 mt

The Arcade and the Clock Tower

  • Art & Culture
The Arcade and the Clock Tower
150 mt

Piazza della Loggia

With the Clock Tower, the arcades and its Renaissance architecture, Piazza della Loggia is one of the landmarks of Brescia
  • Art & Culture
Piazza della Loggia Brescia
166 mt

Piazzetta Curt dei Pulì

  • Art & Culture
Piazzetta Curt dei Pulì
194 mt

National Museum of Photography

  • Art & Culture
National Museum of Photography
196 mt

The Broletto Palace

  • Art & Culture
The Broletto Palace
216 mt

The colli dei Longobardi wine route

  • Food & Wine
The colli dei Longobardi wine route
239 mt

Lake fish

  • Lakes
Lake fish
239 mt

Church of San Giovanni Evangelista

  • Art & Culture
Church of San Giovanni Evangelista
251 mt

Il Mostasù

  • Art & Culture
Il Mostasù
258 mt

Piazza Paolo VI (formerly Piazza del Duomo)

  • Art & Culture
Piazza Paolo VI (formerly Piazza del Duomo)
270 mt

Angelo Maria Querini

  • Art & Culture
Angelo Maria Querini
270 mt

The Old Cathedral

  • Art & Culture
The Old Cathedral
270 mt

Church of Sant'Agata

  • Art & Culture
Church of Sant'Agata
290 mt

The Queriniana Library and the Bishop's Palace

  • Art & Culture
The Queriniana Library and the Bishop's Palace
322 mt

Piazza della Vittoria

  • Art & Culture
Piazza della Vittoria
326 mt

Church of the Saints Faustino and Giovita

  • Art & Culture
Church of the Saints Faustino and Giovita
327 mt

Pallata Tower

  • Art & Culture
Pallata Tower
352 mt

Palazzo Martinengo

  • Art & Culture
Palazzo Martinengo
373 mt

Where to sleep

L'ANGOLO SULLA PIAZZA

Brescia
L'ANGOLO SULLA PIAZZA
32 mt

CRISTINA - SAN GIORGIO

BRESCIA
CRISTINA - SAN GIORGIO
46 mt

S. CHIARA

Brescia
S. CHIARA
59 mt

SG9 - 10 CASTELLO

BRESCIA
SG9 - 10 CASTELLO
64 mt

SG9 - 8 DUOMO

BRESCIA
SG9 - 8 DUOMO
64 mt

SG9 - 9 VITTORIA

BRESCIA
SG9 - 9 VITTORIA
64 mt

SG9 - 5 TEATRO

BRESCIA
SG9 - 5 TEATRO
64 mt

SG9 - 7 OROLOGIO

BRESCIA
SG9 - 7 OROLOGIO
64 mt

SG9 - 6 CAPITOLIUM

BRESCIA
SG9 - 6 CAPITOLIUM
64 mt

SG9 - 3 ARNALDO

BRESCIA
SG9 - 3 ARNALDO
64 mt

SG9 - 2 LOGGIA

BRESCIA
SG9 - 2 LOGGIA
64 mt

SG9 - 4 QUADRIPORTICO

BRESCIA
SG9 - 4 QUADRIPORTICO
64 mt

SG9 - 1 SAN FAUSTINO

BRESCIA
SG9 - 1 SAN FAUSTINO
64 mt

LUOGO COMUNE OSTELLO

Brescia
LUOGO COMUNE OSTELLO
78 mt

SCHIATTONE ELENA

Brescia
SCHIATTONE ELENA
79 mt

PROZOROVSKI VITALI

Brescia
PROZOROVSKI VITALI
84 mt

GIANLUCA - SAN GIUSEPPE

BRESCIA
GIANLUCA - SAN GIUSEPPE
87 mt

SPIRIT OF THE MOON

Brescia
SPIRIT OF THE MOON
100 mt

MORETTI GIANCARLO

Brescia
MORETTI GIANCARLO
103 mt

APPARTAMENTO TITO SPERI

BRESCIA
APPARTAMENTO TITO SPERI
119 mt