Museo della Società di esecutori di pie disposizioni
Small collection of Sienese panel paintings from the 14th and 15th centuries in the former convent of Santa Maria degli Angeli, known as the Santuccio.
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About the museum
The museum belongs to the Società di Esecutori di Pie Disposizioni, an ancient Sienese charitable institution descended from a lay confraternity, the Compagnia dei Disciplinati. The works come precisely from the heritage of this confraternity. The museum was inaugurated on 18 September 1938, on the occasion of an exhibition dedicated to Jacopo della Quercia; the Società has been based in Via Roma since 1915.
The rooms occupy the old choir of the nuns, today the General Council Hall, and the former sacristy of the former convent of Santa Maria degli Angeli, the Santuccio. Here a small but very valuable collection of painted panels from the 14th and 15th centuries is displayed, with works attributed to Duccio di Boninsegna and his circle, to Niccolò di Ser Sozzo, Andrea Vanni, Sano di Pietro and Guidoccio Cozzarelli, as well as two frescoes by Rutilio Manetti of 1610 in the sacristy.
The Società also manages the Collezione Bologna Buonsignori, with paintings, bronzes, ivories, silverware, coins and ceramics, and the historic seat under the vaults of the Spedale di Santa Maria della Scala, made available to the Municipality of Siena within the museum circuit since 2000.
Highlights
- Sienese panels of the 14th and 15th centuries, with works linked to Duccio di Boninsegna
- Paintings by Niccolò di Ser Sozzo, Andrea Vanni, Sano di Pietro and Guidoccio Cozzarelli
- Frescoes by Rutilio Manetti (1610) in the sacristy
- Sala del Consiglio Generale, formerly the nuns’ choir
Permanent exhibition
- Museo della Società: tavole senesi dei secoli XIV e XV – Painted panels of the Compagnia dei Disciplinati, displayed in the former choir and former sacristy of the Santuccio.
- Founded
- 1937
- Operated by
- Società di Esecutori di Pie Disposizioni
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Visits must be arranged by telephone with the Società; during extraordinary openings the visit is accompanied by members of the Società. |
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