Museo Collezione Gianfranco Luzzetti

Summary

The Museo Collezione Gianfranco Luzzetti (Gianfranco Luzzetti Collection Museum) is an art museum in Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy.

Museo Collezione Gianfranco Luzzetti
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EstablishedDecember 22, 2019 (2019-12-22)
LocationStrada Vinzaglio, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy
Coordinates42°45′37″N 11°06′58″E / 42.76028°N 11.11611°E / 42.76028; 11.11611
TypeArt museum
FounderGianfranco Luzzetti
DirectorMauro Papa (since 2019)
ArchitectCecilia Luzzetti
OwnerComune di Grosseto
Websitewww.clarissegrosseto.it

The art gallery is located in a 17th-century former Clarissine convent, home to the city's cultural centre "Le Clarisse", and opened on 22 December 2019.[1] It houses a collection of paintings and sculptures from the Italian Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassicism, donated to the City of Grosseto by the antiquarian Gianfranco Luzzetti; most notably, the collection include works by artists such as Antonio Rossellino, Giovanni di Tano Fei, Giambologna, Santi di Tito, Domenico Passignano, Cigoli, Rutilio di Lorenzo Manetti, Giovanni Antonio Galli, Pietro Dandini, Camillo Rusconi and Corrado Giaquinto.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "È aperto il nuovo museo Collezione Gianfranco Luzzetti". Clarisse Grosseto (in Italian). Retrieved 10 September 2020.

Bibliography edit

  • Papa, Mauro (2019). La collezione Gianfranco Luzzetti nel Museo delle Clarisse di Grosseto. Milan: Silvana Editoriale.

External links edit

  • Official website