Museo Renato Raffaelli
Museum of the Sant’Antonio shrine in Gemona del Friuli, with paintings, wooden sculptures and votive offerings no longer used in the liturgy; open on Sundays and public holidays.
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About the museum
The Pinacoteca Antoniana was established in 1968 to protect the artistic and historical heritage of the Sant’Antonio shrine in Gemona. Some of the works were lost or damaged in the 1976 earthquake, and those no longer used in services were later brought together in the present museum, named after Renato Raffaelli.
The collection includes paintings by artists from Gemona, Friuli and the Veneto, with some authors from central and northern Italy. Many canvases are by Melchior Widmar, a Swiss painter active in Gemona in the second half of the 17th century, who has been buried since 1706 in the Rosary chapel that he built and decorated in 1682.
Among the best-known pieces are the Madonna Bella, a 15th-century wooden sculpture of the Salzburg school, and a series of votive offerings and votive paintings.
Highlights
- Canvases by Melchior Widmar, Swiss painter of the 17th century
- Madonna Bella, a 15th-century wooden sculpture of the Salzburg school
- Collection of votive offerings and votive paintings
- Works of the Pinacoteca Antoniana founded in 1968
- Operated by
- Santuario di Sant'Antonio di Padova, Gemona del Friuli
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
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Getting there & parking
The museum is next to the Sant’Antonio shrine, in Piazzale Padre Adriano Osmolowski.
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