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Castelvecchio Museum (Italian: Museo Civico di Castelvecchio) is a museum in

Verona Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city municipality in the region and the second largest in nor ...

, northern

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, located in the eponymous medieval castle. Restoration by the architect

Carlo Scarpa Carlo Scarpa (2 June 1906 – 28 November 1978) was an Italian architect, influenced by the materials, landscape and the history of Venetian culture, and by Japan. Scarpa translated his interests in history, regionalism, invention, and the tec ...

between 1959 and 1973 has enhanced the appearance of the building and exhibits. Scarpa's

architectural style An architectural style is a set of characteristics and features that make a building or other structure notable or historically identifiable. It is a sub-class of style in the visual arts generally, and most styles in architecture relate closely ...

is visible in the details for doorways, staircases, furnishings, and even fixtures designed to hold a specific piece of artwork. The renovation carefully balanced new and old, revealing the history of the original building where appropriate. Unusual at the time, this approach has now become a common approach to renovation.

Collection

The museum displays a collection of sculpture, statues, paintings, ancient weapons, ceramics, goldworks, miniatures and some old bells. Sculptures, mostly from the Romanesque period of Verona, include: *''Sepulchre of the Sts. Sergius and Bacchus'', basrelief from 1179. *"Crucifix", a 14th-century

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work by the so-called Master of

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, from the church of San Giacomo in Tomba. *"St. Cecilia and Catherina", from the same Master of St. Anastasia. *Equestrian statue of

Cangrande I della Scala Cangrande (christened Can Francesco) della Scala (9 March 1291 – 22 July 1329) was an Italian nobleman, belonging to the della Scala family which ruled Verona from 1308 until 1387. Now perhaps best known as the leading patron of the poet Dante ...

, coming from complex of the Scaliger Tombs. Paintings include: *'' Madonna of the Quail'' by

Pisanello Pisanello (c. 1380/1395c. 1450/1455), born Antonio di Puccio Pisano or Antonio di Puccio da Cereto, also erroneously called Vittore Pisano by Giorgio Vasari, was one of the most distinguished painters of the early Italian Renaissance and Quatt ...

*'' Madonna of the Rose Garden'' by

Stefano da Verona Stefano da Verona (or da Zevio; 1379 – c. 1438) was an Italian painter who was active in Verona. He was the son of the French painter Jean d'Arbois, who had come to Italy at the court for Gian Galeazzo Visconti after working for Philip II o ...

Michelino da Besozzo Michelino Molinari da Besozzo (c. 1370 – c. 1455) was a notable fifteenth century Italian painter and illuminator, who was widely praised for his work. He worked mostly in Milan and Lombardy, and was employed by the Visconti family, rule ...

*''Crucifixion'' and '' Madonna dell'Umiltà'' by

Jacopo Bellini Jacopo Bellini (c. 1400 – c. 1470) was one of the founders of the Renaissance style of painting in Venice and northern Italy. His sons Gentile and Giovanni Bellini, and his son-in-law Andrea Mantegna, were also famous painters. Few of Belli ...

*''Madonna with Child'' by Gentile Bellini *''Madonna of the Oak'' by Girolamo dai Libri *''

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'' by

Andrea Mantegna Andrea Mantegna (, , ; September 13, 1506) was an Italian painter, a student of Roman archeology, and son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini. Like other artists of the time, Mantegna experimented with perspective, e.g. by lowering the horizon in orde ...

There are also numerous paintings and frescoes from the 14th century.

Gallery

Scarpa_stair.JPG, Staircase designed by

, at Castelvecchio Museum in Verona. Italy Scarpa_door.JPG, Ornate metal lattice door designed by

Paolo Monti - Servizio fotografico (Verona, 1982) - BEIC 6337280.jpg, Scarpa used modern materials to create a platform for artwork. Photo by

Paolo Monti Paolo Monti (11 August 1908 – 29 November 1982) was an Italian photographer, known for his architectural photography. In his early period, Monti experimented with abstractionism as well as with effects such as blurring and diffraction. In 19 ...

, 1982 (Fondo Paolo Monti, BEIC). Cvecchio_old_stair.JPG, Weathered staircase in the Castelvecchio Museum — Verona, Italy 08-09-2006 Pisanello 1395c 1455 Madonna della quaglia - Photo Paolo Villa - Castelvecchio Verona - Pentax K10D SMC - Pentax-FA 35mm F2 - 08-09-2006.jpg, Madonna of the Quail by Pisanello, stolen 2015, now recovered 02 05 2012 Hans de Jode - Paesaggio con cascata XVII sec - Castelvecchio Verona - photo Paolo Villa - Pentax K10D, SMC Pentax-FA 35mm F2 AL.jpg,

Hans de Jode Hans de Jode or Jan de Jode (The Hague, 1630 – Vienna, after 1662) was a Dutch Republic, Dutch painter known for his Sea, marine paintings, harbour scenes and Italianate landscapes. He left his native Holland at an early age and worked in Ven ...

1657 - Landscape with waterfall - Castelvecchio Verona, stolen 2015 File:Girolamo dai Libri - Madonna dell'ombrello (in trono con Bambino Gesù tra san Giuseppe - san Raffaele Arcangelo e Tobiolo-Tobia) - Verona - Museo di Castelvecchio 1530 - 1530 - Photo Paolo Villa 2006 - MiBAC disclaimer warning.jpg, Madonna dell'Ombrello, by Girolamo dai Libri, 1530, Museo di Castelvecchio,

Girolamo Dai Libri - Madonna della quercia - 1533 after - Museo Castelvecchio, Verona (ITALY).jpg, Madonna of the Oak, by Girolamo dai Libri, Castelvecchio Museum, Verona (Italy).

Notes

External links

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