Tosio Martinengo Gallery
The Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo is a public art museum in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. Established in 1851, the museum exhibits mainly paintings by local artists dated from the Thirteenth through the Eighteenth century. The museum's current collection includes over 800 works of painting and sculpture, displayed in 21 galleries.
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Tosio Martinengo Gallery
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- Name
- Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo
- Founded
- 1851
- Headquarters
- Italy
- Part of
- Civic Museums of Brescia
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The Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo is a public art museum in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. Established in 1851, the museum exhibits mainly paintings by local artists dated from the Thirteenth through the Eighteenth century. The museum's current collection includes over 800 works of painting and sculpture, displayed in 21 galleries.
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Overview
Overview
The museum reopened on 17 March 2018 after a major nine-year-long renovation project.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo • Established — 1851 • Location — Piazza Moretto 1, 25121 Brescia – Italy • Director — Stefano Karadjov • Website — www.bresciamusei.com/musei-e-luoghi/pinacoteca-tosio-martinengo
History
History
The 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
Museum
The current collection of the museum includes works by Vincenzo Foppa, Ferramola, Paolo Veneziano, Andrea Solari, Francesco Francia, Lorenzo Lotto, Luca Mombello and Lattanzio Gambara.
Institutional history
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Institutional history
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1851
Tosio Martinengo Gallery established.
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Paintings
• Illustration — Christ Blessing (Pax Vobiscum) by Raphael. c. 1505 • Illustration — Pala della Mercanzia by Vincenzo Foppa. c. 1490 • Illustration — Adoration of the Shepherds by Lorenzo Lotto. c. 1534 • Illustration — Saint George and the dragon by Antonio Cicognara, c. 1460-1465
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- 1.Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo. Fondazione Brescia Musei.
- 2.Brescia, alla Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo nuovo allestimento del '700 e nuove acquisizioni. www.finestresullarte.info.
- 3.Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo. Brescia Tourism.
- 4.Rete dell'800 Lombardo, Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo.
- 5.Cita D'Adda p. 27 .
- 6.Pinacoteca (Civica) Tosio - Martinengo.
- 7.Cita Panazza 1958 p. 96 .
- 8.Cita De Leonardis p. 43 .
- 9.Cita D'Adda pp. 30-31 .
- 10.La Voce del Popolo. 19. 2004. 955572641.
- 11.Cita D'Adda p. 34 .
- 12.Infatti, la Civica Galleria d'Arte Moderna di Torino avrebbe aperto solo nel 1860.
- 13.Cita D'Adda p. 36 .
- 14.Cita D'Adda p. 38 .
- 15.Cita Panazza 1958 pp. 98-99 .
- 16.Cita De Leonardis p. 44 .
- 17.Cita D'Adda p. 42 .
- 18.Cita D'Adda p. 41 .
- 19.Cita Panazza p. 98 .
- 20.La Voce del Popolo. 1. 1974. 163181886.
- 21.Cita Panazza 1958 p. 101 .
- 22.Cita D'Adda pp. 43-44 .
- 23.Cita D'Adda p. 44 .
- 24.Cita D'Adda p. 46 .
- 25.Color «verde Pinacoteca»: Tosio Martinengo si svela. Giornale di brescia. 2016-08-10.
- 26.Comune di Brescia - Portale istituzionale.
- 27.Federica Pacella. Brescia, la Pinacoteca torna alla città. Il Giorno. 17 marzo 2018.
- 28.Cita D'Adda p. 50 .
- 29.Brescia Musei - Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo.
- 30.Cita De Leonardis p. 45 .
- 31.SAN GIORGIO E IL DRAGO.
- 32.Cita De Leonardis p. 46 .
- 33.Brescia Musei - Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo - Il progetto scientifico.
- 34.Cita De Leonardis p. 48 .
- 35.Cita De Leonardis p. 49 .
- 36.Simone Facchinetti. Giovan Battista Moroni: Un 'ritratto magnifico' e otto opere restaurate. Fondazione Credito Bergamasco. 2015.
- 37.Cita De Leonardis p. 50 .
- 38.Cita D'Adda p. 142 .
- 39.Cita D'Adda p. 144 .
- 40.Cita D'Adda p. 150 .
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