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Museo Civico Di Montepulciano
The Museo Civico di Montepulciano, also known as the Museo Civico Pinacoteca Crociani, is the town or comune art gallery and museum. It is housed in the medieval ''Palazzo Neri Orselli'', a 14th-century structure located on Via Ricci #10, corner with Via Talosa, in the center of the town of Montepulciano, in the Province of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. The museum was founded in 1954. History The collection includes archeologic works and lapidary inscriptions from the region. The art gallery originated with a donation to the commune in 1859 of the collection of Francesco Crociani. It was complemented since then by works from various sources including closed ecclesiastical institutions. Among the masterpieces in the collections is a 13th-century ''St Francis of Assisi'' by Margaritone d’Arezzo; a ''Madonna and Child with two Angels'' attributed to a 14th-century follower of Duccio da Buoninsegna called the “Master of Badia a Isola”; a ''Coronation of the Virgin'' by Jaco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montepulciano Museo Civico Pinacoteca Crociani 2
Montepulciano () is a medieval and Renaissance hill town and ''comune'' in the Italy, Italian province of Siena in southern Tuscany. It sits high on a limestone ridge, east of Pienza, southeast of Siena, southeast of Florence, and north of Rome by car. Montepulciano is a wine-producing region. The Vino Nobile di Montepulciano has Denominazione di origine controllata#Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG), Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita status and is, with the Brunello di Montalcino and Chianti Classico, one of the principal red wines of Tuscany. The Rosso di Montepulciano and Vin Santo di Montepulciano have Denominazione di origine controllata status. History According to legend, it was founded by the Etruscan civilization, Etruscan King Lars Porsena of Clusium (modern Chiusi). Recent findings prove that a settlement was in existence in the 4th-3rd centuries BC. In ancient Rome, Roman times it was the seat of a garrison guarding the main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
