The Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo is a public art museum in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy.
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| Established | 1851 |
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| Location | Piazza Moretto 1, 25121 Brescia – Italy |
| Director | Stefano Karadjov |
| Website | www |
Established in 1851, the museum exhibits mainly paintings by local artists dated from the Thirteenth through the Eighteenth century.[1] The museum's current collection includes over 800 works of painting and sculpture, displayed in 21 galleries.[2]
The museum reopened on 17 March 2018 after a major nine-year-long renovation project.
History
editThe gallery opened in 1851 in the central Palazzo Tosio, endowed in 1832 with the collection of Count Paolo Tosio and further enriched by donations and gathering of items from local religious buildings.
In 1884, the Count Leopardo Martinengo da Barco added to the painting collection and endowed a library and collections of scientific artifacts to display in his palace.
Museum
editThe current collection of the museum includes works by Vincenzo Foppa, Ferramola, Paolo Veneziano, Andrea Solari, Francesco Francia, Lorenzo Lotto, Luca Mombello and Lattanzio Gambara.
Collection highlights
editPaintings
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Pala della Mercanzia by Vincenzo Foppa. c. 1490 -
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Saint George and the dragon by Antonio Cicognara, c. 1460-1465
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References
edit- ^ La Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo
- ^ "Musei Civici d'Arte e Storia di Brescia". Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2010., Italy. (in Italian)
External links
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