Art Museums in Pisa

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Art Museums in Pisa

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  • amy
    Woking, UK178 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    definitely worth checking out if you’re interested in the history of the area. and to be honest i stayed in here so long because the air con was so good inside, lovely break from the heat outside!
    Written 10 August 2023
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  • sunseeker06
    UK182 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    A small museum which is dedicated to the wall coverings that were painted over the early centuries. At the end of ww2 after extensive damage most were removed from the walls and repair or treated to prevent them decaying completely and this museum holds the saved work. Only takes an hour to go around and some interesting pieces.
    Written 2 July 2023
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  • kimibar
    California297 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    You woud need to be interested in the Miedici dynasty to get caught up with the portraits, many of them copies of earlier oil-paintings. But some of the paintings collected by Pisans include some outstanding hangings, like the Rosso Fiorentino Rebecca at the Well or the Benediction of Jacob by Bernardo Strozzi. The room decorations and some furnishings are original and interesting. Each room has a printed handlist that identifies the items on each wall, since the "traditional" hanging is not museum style.
    Large bags must be left in lockers in the room behind the ticket /admission counter (5 euros).
    Written 5 October 2017
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  • DJBaps3345
    Oxford, UK109 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Beautiful setting steeped with history and above the Museum with an upstairs terrace overlooking the grounds. The Cathedral, The Baptistry, The Leaning Tower all amazing architecture. Also wonderfully cool compared to the 36 degrees outside. Fascinating seeing the team of Masons, restorers etc working on the fresco's and statues.
    Written 31 July 2022
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  • kimibar
    California297 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    In the main nave of the church that was S. Paolo all'Orto are plaster casts of some well-known Greek and Roman ancient statues and bas reliefs that you can see up close and in the round, unlike the way they are usually presented in their respective Museums (e.g., the Vatican Apollo Belvedere and the Lacoön). They are rather crowded however.
    Upstairs are some original (not copies) from a collection of pottery, with a number of good Etruscan pieces. The church itself goes back to at least the eleventh century, and like many underwent numerous alterations and changes. It seems to have belonged to Dominican nuns from the 15th to the 18th centuries. You can suss out the medieval and the Medici-sponsored 18th century bits. But as a whole, the changes and shortening of the nave, etc. have left it a bit incoherent to the eye. Almost all of the informative commentary is in Italian only. Entrance is free.
    Written 6 October 2017
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