Museo Civico di Viterbo (

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for ''Civic Museum of Viterbo'') is an archeologic and

art museum An art museum or art gallery is a building or space for the display of art, usually from the museum's own Collection (artwork), collection. It might be in public or private ownership, be accessible to all, or have restrictions in place. Although ...

located on Piazza Francesco Crispi #13 in

Viterbo Viterbo (; Central Italian, Viterbese: ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Lazio region of Italy, the Capital city, capital of the province of Viterbo. It conquered and absorbed the neighboring town of Ferento (see Ferentium) in ...

, region of

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, Italy. The museum is housed in the former 12th-century convent adjacent to the church of

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in the center of town.

History

The museum was founded in 1955, and since 2011 has been dedicated to Luigi Rossi Danielli, an architect from Viterbo. Around the cloister are a series of Etruscan sarcophagi from 4th to 3rd century BCE coming from tombs in Musarna, Cipollaretta, Norchia and Castel d’Asso. In the museum are also terracotta sarcophagi from the

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town of Surina and the ancient Sarcophagus of Bella Galiana. There is also an archeologic collection from

Musarna Musarna is an Etruscan settlement located approximately 10 km west of Viterbo, Viterbo, Italy. The site was discovered in 1849 and has been the site of excavations carried out by the École française de Rome since 1983. During the Hellenist ...

Ferento Ferentium was a town of ancient Etruria, situated near the modern city of Viterbo in the northern part of the Roman province of Latium, now in modern Lazio. The city was also known as ''Ferentinum'', ''Ferentum'' or ''Ferentia'', and should not ...

, and San Giuliano, and donated in 1912 to his native city by Luigi Rossi Danielli. The first floor houses the Pinacoteca or Art Gallery, established in the nineteenth century. It contains the artworks expropriated to the Church as a result of the law applied between 1870 and 1874.

Collections

Among the works on display are:Viterbo Arte Citta
*''Madonna and Child'', painted for the church of Almadiani *''Sphinx sculpture'' (1296) realized by Pasquale Romano. *Two medieval forgeries, ''Marmo Osiriano'' (15th century) and the ''Decree of Desiderius'' by Annius of Viterbo *''Mystical Marriage of St Catherine'' (15th-century) by Pancrazio Jacovetti da Calvi, painted for the adjacent church of Santa Maria della Verità. *''Deposition'' by Costantino di Jacopo Zelli, painted for the adjacent church of Santa Maria della Verità. *''

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'' (1516–1517) and ''Flagellation'' (1524) by

Sebastiano del Piombo Sebastiano del Piombo (; – 21 June 1547) was an Italian painter of the High Renaissance and early Mannerism, Mannerist periods, famous as the only major artist of the period to combine the colouring of the Venetian School (art), Venetian scho ...

*''Bust of Saint John the Baptist'' and lunette with ''Madonna and Child with Angels'' by studio of

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. *''Nativity with St John the Baptist and St Bartholomew'' (1488) by

Antonio del Massaro Antonio del Massaro da Viterbo, or ''Antonio da Viterbo'', nicknamed il Pastura (c. 1450–1516) was an Italian painter. Life and career The earliest mention of Il Pastura occurs in December 1478, when the artist participated in the establishm ...

(Il Pastura), commissioned for the Guzzi family chapel in the adjacent church of Santa Maria della Verità. *''Enthroned Madonna and Child'' by

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(Il Balletta). *''Madonna and Child'' by

Antoniazzo Romano Antonio di Benedetto Aquilo degli Aquili (c. 1430 – c. 1510), known as Antoniazzo Romano, was an Italian Early Renaissance painter, the leading figure of the Roman school during the latter part of the 15th century. He "made a speciality of ...

*''Madonna and Child'' attributed to

Vitale da Bologna 250px, ''St. George and the Dragon'' Vitale da Bologna (–1360), also known as Vitale di Aymo de' Cavalli or Vitale degli Equi, was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. He is a representative of the 14th century school of painting ...

*''St Bernardino and Angels'' by

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. *''Adoration of the Magi'' by

Cesare Nebbia Cesare Nebbia (c.1536–c.1614) was an Italian Mannerism, Mannerist painter from Orvieto. Biography Nebbia was born in Orvieto. He trained with Girolamo Muziano, with whom he helped complete a flurry of decoration that was added to the Cathe ...

*''Death of the Virgin'' and ''St Sebastian'' by

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*''Incredulity of St Thomas'' (1636–37) attributed to

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painted for the Chapel of the Confraternita dell'Orazione e della Morte in Viterbo *''St Leonardo and Prisoners'' by Anton Angelo Bonifazi (1627–1699) *''Holy Family adored by Saints'' by Antonio Ghepardi *''Rest in Egypt'', ''Assumption of the Virgin'', ''Annunciation'' and ''Hercules and Omphale'' (1657) by

Giovanni Francesco Romanelli Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Viterbo, 1610Baldinucci claims the date is May 14, 1617.– Viterbo, 1662) was a major Italian people, Italian painter of the Baroque period, celebrated for his use of bright, vivid colors and also for his clarity ...

*''Presentation of Jesus at the Temple'' by Antiveduto Grammatica *''Death of the Virgin'' by

Marco Benefial Marco Benefial (25 April 1684 – 9 April 1764) "Marco Benefial (Getty Museum)" (history), The Getty Museum, 2006, webpage: GM-Benefial. was an Italian, proto- Neoclassical painter, mainly active in Rome. Benefial is best known for h ...

*''Sacrifice of Polyxena'' by Domenico Corvi *Sketches of the lost frescoes by

Benozzo Gozzoli Benozzo Gozzoli (; born Benozzo di Lese; 4 October 1497) was an Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. A pupil of Fra Angelico, Gozzoli is best known for a series of murals in the Magi Chapel of the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, depicting festi ...

painted for the church of Santa Rosa, Viterbo, copied by

Francesco Sabatini Francesco Sabatini (1721 – 19 February 1797), also known as Francisco Sabatini, was an Italian architect who worked in Spain. Biography Born in Palermo, he studied architecture in Rome. His first contacts with the Spanish monarchy was w ...

*''Fifty-six sketches of the macchina of Saint Rosa'' *'' Sarcophagus of Bella Galiana'' Sebastiano del Piombo 008.jpg, ''Pieta'' by Sebastiano del Piombo Annio da Viterbo, marmo osiriano, falso costruito a partire da marmi due e quattrocenteschi del duomo di VT, 1490 ca.jpg, Marmo Osiriano Annio da Viterbo, decreto di desiderio, falso del 1490-1500 ca.jpg, Decreto di Desiderio Pancrazio di antonello da calvi, nozze mistiche di s. caterina, 1477 ca., da s.m. della verità, 02.jpg, ''Mystical Marriage of St Catherine'' by Pancrazio di Antonello da Calvi Costantino di jacopo zelli, deposizione, xvi secolo, da s.m. della verità.jpg, ''Deposition'' by Costantino di Jacopo Zelli Il balletta, madonna in trono col bambino, da s.m. in poggio, 1450 ca.jpg, ''Enthroned Madonna'' by Il Balletta Antoniazzo romano, madonna in gloria, da s.m. al prato a campagnano, xv secolo.jpg, ''Madonna in Glory'' by Antoniazzo Romano Antoniazzo romano, madonna col bambino, da s.m. al prato di campagnano, 1497.jpg, ''Madonna and Child'' by Antoniazzo Romano Vitale da bologna, madonna col bambino, cardinale e santo vescovo, 1350 ca., da s.m. della pace, 01.jpg, ''Madonna, child, and bishops'' by Vitale da Bologna Il pastura, natività, 1450-1500 ca., da s.m. della verità 01.jpg, ''Nativity'' by Il Pastura Sano di pietro, san bernardino e angeli, da s.m. del paradiso, 1450 ca. 02.jpg, ''St Bernardino'' by Sano di Pietro Salvator rosa (scuola), incredulità di san tommaso, xvii secolo, dalla chiesa dell'orazione e morte.jpg, ''Incredulity of St Thomas'' by Salvatore Rosa Giovan francesco romanelli, annunciazione, dai ss. teresa e giuseppe, xvii secolo.jpg, ''Annunciation'' by GR Romanelli, originally in Santi Teresa e Giuseppe Giovan francesco romanelli, riposo durante la fuga in egitto, xvii secolo.jpg, ''Repose in Egypt'' by GF Romanelli Antiveduto grammatica, presentazione di gesù al tmpio da s. agostino, xvii secolo 02.jpg, ''Presentation of Jesus at the Temple'' by A. Grammatica Domenico corvi, sacrificio di polissena, 1790-1800 ca.jpg, ''Sacrifice of Polyxena'' by Domenico Corvi

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