Museo di San Giuseppe
Small picture gallery in the convent of San Giuseppe Sposo with about one hundred paintings and sacred furnishings of the Emilian and Romagnol schools.
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About the museum
The museum was created in 1928 and is housed in rooms adjoining the cloister attached to the church of San Giuseppe Sposo, in Via Bellinzona. Its original nucleus was gathered by the founder, Father Leonardo Montalti of Mercato Saraceno.
It holds about one hundred paintings and various sacred furnishings from churches and convents of Emilia and Romagna. Among the artists are Pietro Lianori, Marco Zoppo, Innocenzo da Imola, Prospero Fontana, Calvaert, Cesi, Passerotti, Franceschini, Crespi and Gandolfi; among the sculptors Zaccaria Zacchi, Mazza, Piò and Rossetti, to which are added terracotta nativity scenes and reliquaries.
The convent dates back to the 13th century (1254) and took the title of San Giuseppe in 1566, when the Servants of Mary (Servi di Maria) took possession of it. According to Wikipedia, in November 2023 the museum was being rearranged.
Highlights
- Deposition by Gaetano Gandolfi
- Ovals with Saints Peter and Paul by Giuseppe Maria Crespi
- Paintings by Innocenzo da Imola and Lavinia Fontana
- Sculptures by Zacchi, Mazza, Piò and Rossetti
- Terracotta nativity scenes and reliquaries
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione di dipinti e arredi sacri – About one hundred paintings and sculptures of the Emilian and Romagnol schools, with terracotta nativity scenes and reliquaries.
- Founded
- 1928
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission according to the museionline listing.
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