Museum of Religious Art (Certaldo)

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The Museum of Religious Art' (Museo di Arte Sacra) is an art gallery and museum in Certaldo, opened in 2001 and (with the Palazzo Pretorio and the House of Giovanni Boccaccio) one of the town's three museums.

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It is based on the site of a former Augustinian monastery in the medieval upper town [1] its entrance is the next-door cloister of the church of Santi Jacopo e Filippo.

History

Nelle sette sale del museo sono raccolte le opere provenienti dalle chiese comprese nel territorio del vicariato ecclesiastico di Certaldo. Il museo di arte sacra era in origine un convento agostiniano del quattrocento. Accuratamente restaurato per adibito a museo, è stato inaugurato nel giugno del 2001, parte di un circuito di centri espositivi della Valdelsa e di musei vicariali sorti nell'area fiorentina con il fine di aggregare beni culturali religiosi sparsi nel territorio che, per ragioni di sicurezza e custodia, non possono essere conservati nelle sedi di origine e che trovano perciò assetto museografico, visibilità scientifica e pubblica fruizione presso la chiesa più importante della circoscrizione ecclesiastica di riferimento. [2]

Sala I: Art Gallery Museo Arte Sacra Certaldo, la pinacoteca.JPG
Sala I: Art Gallery

Sited in the monastery's former refectory, the first room houses 13th to 16th century paintings and two early 15th century fresco fragments.

Paintings

Rooms II, III, IV: Goldwork

Rooms II, III, IV: goldwork Museo Arte Sacra Certaldo, sale oreficerie.JPG
Rooms II, III, IV: goldwork

Three small rooms contain goldwork, mostly from San Lazzaro a Lucardo, a pieve of Certaldo, the most important pieve in the ecclesiastical deanery. They include (with display numbers):

Room V: Vestments

Room V : Vestments Museo Arte Sacra Certaldo, i paramenti.JPG
Room V : Vestments

This small room houses 16th to 18th century church vestments, including Pianeta (1750-1775) from Santa Maria a Bagnano in the town.

Room VI: the Compagnia

Room VI: The Compagnia Museo Arte Sacra Certaldo, la Compagnia.JPG
Room VI: The Compagnia

Previously the chapel of the Compagnia della SS. Annunziata and still consecrated for worship, this room describes the Compagnia's history with 17th century paintings and sculptures. Its duties included assisting those condemned to death. The connecting door to what is now Room V was installed on the complex's conversion to a museum - previously the only access was the now-closed door onto piazza SS. Jacopo e Filippo

Paintings

Sculptures

The room also houses two painted wooden tondo sculptures by mid 17th century Sienese carvers, both from the town church of Santi Jacopo e Filippo:

Room VII: Linari Collection

The room was previously dedicated to the Petrognano Crucifix (also known as the San Donnino Crucifix), which has now been moved to the church of Santi Jacopo e Filippo. Since 24 August 2018 it has instead housed paintings, sculptures and prints from the Villa Bardi in Linari, a district of Barberino Val d'Elsa. The artworks include:

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References

  1. "Convento degli Agostiniani-Museo di arte sacra di Certaldo" (in Italian).
  2. "Convento degli agostiniani di Certaldo".

Bibliography (in Italian)