Museo Civico di Montepulciano, Art museum in Montepulciano, Italy
The Museo Civico di Montepulciano, also called Pinacoteca Crociani, occupies the 14th-century Palazzo Neri Orselli at Via Ricci 10, on the corner with Via Talosa. Its rooms hold the Crociani picture gallery, Robbiana terracottas, a Polizian section with the Marzocco in travertine and a bust of Pope Marcellus II, and Etruscan and Roman finds.
The institution was established in 1954, drawing from a major private donation received decades earlier in 1859. This initial collection formed the foundation of what is displayed today.
The gallery grew from the 188 paintings left in 1861 by cathedral primicerius Francesco Crociani, mainly Florentine and Bolognese works of the 17th and 18th centuries plus some Dutch and Flemish painters. The lapidary section keeps the Marzocco, the travertine lion symbol of Florence, and a bust of Pope Marcellus II of the Cervini family.
Check the current opening hours before your visit, as they vary by season and may include special closures during winter months. The building contains stairs between gallery levels, so plan accordingly if you have mobility concerns.
The archaeological section holds Etruscan tomb goods and Roman building finds, plus Etruscan cinerary urns from the collection of the Montepulciano nobleman Pietro Bucelli. Its most prized pieces are bronzes: a decorated brazier, the foculo, and a candelabrum.
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