Pinacoteca comunale di Castiglion Fiorentino

About the museum

The Pinacoteca di Castiglion Fiorentino is housed in the church of Sant’Angelo, in the Cassero area, the highest and most fortified part of the town, and is part of the Sistema museale castiglionese together with the Museo civico archeologico, the underground archaeological route, the historic holdings of the library and the Torre del Cassero. It collects works of sacred art from churches and monasteries in the town and its territory.

At the entrance are the wooden statue of Saint Michael the Archangel, once placed above the Porta Romana, and a fine painted cross from the second half of the 13th century, among the most important examples of painting in the Arezzo area. In the Sacrestia Vecchia are gathered precious medieval goldwork objects: the 13th-century Croce Santa, in enamel and filigree with precious stones, which contains fragments of relics given by Louis IX of France to the blessed Mansueto da Castiglione, and the 14th-century Busto di sant’Orsola, a silver reliquary bust painted with enamels, glass pastes and pearls.

The painting section includes Tuscan-school paintings on panel and canvas from the 13th to the 18th century, among them a 14th-century Maestà by Taddeo Gaddi (c. 1328), a Saint Michael the Archangel (c. 1480) and the Stigmata of Saint Francis (1486) by Bartolomeo della Gatta. The display is up to date and equipped with multimedia tools.

Highlights

• Maestà by Taddeo Gaddi (c. 1328)
• Works by Bartolomeo della Gatta: Saint Michael the Archangel and Stigmata of Saint Francis
• 13th-century Croce Santa in enamel and filigree
• 14th-century reliquary bust of Sant’Orsola
• Painted cross from the second half of the 13th century

Permanent exhibition

• Pinacoteca – arte sacra e oreficeria – Tuscan paintings from the 13th to the 18th century, painted crosses, wooden statues and medieval goldwork from the churches and monasteries of the area.

Operated by

Comune di Castiglion Fiorentino (Sistema museale castiglionese)

Admission & discounts

The €5 ticket is valid for the Sistema museale castiglionese (underground archaeological route, Museo archeologico and Pinacoteca). Free admission also for residents of the Comune, university students of archaeology and art history, tourist guides, teachers, staff of the Ministry of Culture and ICOM members.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

A tactile route for blind visitors is available at the Museo archeologico of the Sistema museale; no specific information is given for the Pinacoteca.

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