Citta di Castello Communal Art Gallery

The sculpture section exhibits pieces from late Roman and middle age fragments to a notable group of terracotta by Andrea della Robbia and his workshop, which confirms the important Florentine influence on the area. The unique piece of Jewelry is the reliquary of Saint Andrew by Lorenzo Ghiberti and his workshop, one of the museum peaks. The wooden furniture of the palace testify the great tradition of wood art in Città di Castello, starting from originals 16th century pieces. The passage to contemporary sculpture is given by Elmo Palazzi and Bruno Bartoccini stucco and bronze collections. • Selected works: • Unknown 15th century?, Baptism of Christ • Lorenzo Ghiberti and workshop, Reliquary of Saint Andrew • Andrea della Robbia and workshop, Assumption of the Virgin • Elmo Palazzi, stucco collection • Bruno Bartoccini, bronze statues collection

The oldest works in the collection are 13th century gilded works such as the majestic panel with Enthroned Madonna and Child with Six Angels by the Master of Città di Castello, a follower of Duccio di Boninsegna. The main collection includes Renaissance masterworks that highlight the connections of the Vitelli with Medici. The museum offers a number of Luca Signorelli works, from works that show the strong influence of Piero della Francesca, to his Martyrdom of St Sebastian, and a privileged view of the first activity of Raphael, who reached the status of "master" working in the city, as notable in the two facades of Standard of the Holiest Trinity, the only one work left in Città di Castello, which many critics consider his first work. Other Florentine works include Domenico Ghirlandaio's Coronation of the Virgin and rich mannerism paintings by Raffaellino del Colle, Pomarancio and other coeval artists. The 20th century section hosts creations by Giorgio de Chirico, Renato Guttuso, Mario Mafai, and Carlo Carrà. In 2015 the Museum included a permanent collection of Nuvolo’s works, friend and colleague to Alberto Burri and global innovator in silk screen art. • Gothic art; Selected works (rooms I-II-III) • Enthroned Madonna and Child with six Angels by Master of Città di Castello • Enthroned Madonna and Child by Spinello Aretino • Enthroned Madonna and Child by Andrea di Bartolo • San Bartolomeo Triptic by Antonio Alberti • Enthroned Madonna and Child by Antonio Vivarini • Local and Tuscan Renaissance; Selected works (rooms IV-V-VII) • Madonna and Child with two Angels by Neri di Bicci • Christ with the signs of the Passion by an unknown 15th Century painter • Coronation of the Virgin by Domenico Ghirlandaio and workshop • Annunciation and All Saint’s Altarpiece by Francesco Tifernate • Renaissance/ Raphael in Città di Castello; Selected works (room VI) • Banner of the Holy Trinity, front The Trinity with Saints Sebastian and Roch, back Creation of Eve by Raphael • Renaissance/ Luca Signorelli in Città di Castello; Selected works (rooms XII, XIII) • Saint Paul by Luca Signorelli • Martyrdom of St Sebastian by Signorelli • Banner of Saint John Baptist: front Saint John, back Christ Baptism • Santa Cecilia Altarpiece by Luca Signorelli and workshop • Tuscan and Roman Mannerism; Selected works (rooms XVI-XVII-XVIII) • Annunciation by Raffaellino del Colle • Deposition and Madonna and Child with Saints by Jacopo di Giovanni Francesco • The laying of hands by Peter and John by Santi di Tito • Immaculate Conception by Nicolò Circignani, known as Pomarancio • From Seventeenth to Nineteenth Century; Selected works (rooms VI-XIX-XX) • Two Saints by Giovanni Battista Pacetti • Saint Nicholas of Tolentino by Ermenegildo Costantini • Domine quo vadis? by Francesco Mancini • Madonna and Child, by Tommaso Conca • Madonna and Child by Vincenzo Chialli • Twentieth Century; Selected works • Italy’s square by Giorgio de Chirico • Still life by Renato Guttuso • Seascape by Carlo Carrà • Group in restaurant by Mario Mafai • permanent collection by Nuvolo