Tourist Attractions & Monuments Italy

Built in the 13th century by the Augustinians, the interior of this church was refurbished in the Renaissance style in the 15th century, with the addition of a portico on the left side. The building has many Renaissance paintings, especially in the Bentivoglio Chapel, which is decorated with frescoes by Lorenzo Costa. In the adjacent oratory of Santa Cecilia (access from Via Zamboni 15), frescoes by Amico Aspertini from the 16th century can also be admired.

Built in 1271, the church was several times expanded and renovated. The left nave retains a beautiful virgin ceramic Virgin of Andrea della Robbia.

It is very bright and decorated very carefully. And as a result, it was a church-based church that welcomed the just dead bodies of the Ducal family.

After five years of major renovation work, the Museum of the Opera del Duomo has reopened its doors. Inaugurated in 1986, the museum is housed in a building attached to the 13th-century cloister and preserves significant works from the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption and the Baptistery of Pisa. In particular, sculptures dating from the 11th and 16th centuries, and works by Giovanni Pisano, including a beautiful Madonna and Child and a magnificent polychrome Christ.

A collection of 15 000 works (only one part is exhibited) of international, Italian and Piedmontese artists from the th century to the present. The first floor is devoted to the period from the former Regime at the beginning of the 1st century; in particular, it welcomes the sculptures of Canova. The 2nd floor is devoted to several artists in Brasilia, such as Pellizza da Volpedo and the Group of Six (Chessa, Galante, Levi, Menzio, Paolucci, Boswell). There are also an impressive number of contemporary Italian artists, such as the sculptor Medardo Rosso, Modigliani, Sironi, De Chirico, Morandi, De Pisis, Felice Casorati, Lucio Fontana, Guttuso, and representatives of the "Poor Art" movement, the main one being Michelangelo Pistoletto. Finally, with regard to foreign artists, Klee, Picasso, Léger and Chagall.