MUSEO DELLA PIEVE DI SAN GIULIANO Castiglion Fiorentino

ORARI DI APERTURA E VISITA:
Saturday: from 10 to 12 and from 15.30 to 18.30.
Sunday: from 10 to 12 and from 15.30 to 18.30.
Other days by appointment. Tel 0575.658080.

Some works of art present:

Construction of the Pieve Vecchia began in 1452. The Madonna Enthroned by Segna di Bonaventura was placed on the high altar within a gilded wooden tabernacle. This was replaced in 1486 with the Altarpiece of San Giuliano by Bartolomeo della Gatta; both works are now housed in the Collegiate Church. At the end of the 15th century, Luca Signorelli frescoed the Lamentation over the Dead Christ in the Chapel of the Sacrament, which also houses the pietra serena baptismal font, made for Teodora Visconti in the mid-15th century, and the polychrome glazed terracotta relief depicting the Baptism of Christ, from the Della Robbia school.

Some of the artworks on display:

MUSEUM OF THE PIEVE DI SAN GIULIANO

The museum's itinerary focuses entirely on the key moments of the liturgical year: it begins with the Mystery of Salvation, continues with the Incarnation of the Passion, the Paschal Mystery, and concludes with Mary, icon of the Church triumphant. Thus, multiple levels of interpretation of the same work are offered: historical, artistic, and iconographic, theological, liturgical, and with references to popular religiosity. This way, visitors will be informed about the use of each object and the references to church doctrine they contain. The works of art will be returned to their original location within the Pieve, restoring the historical unity that has been lost over the centuries, while also restoring the ecclesiastical function of the architectural and decorative elements.

Also on display are paintings, goldsmiths' works, sculptures, furnishings, and textiles from various sources, previously unseen due to conservation or safety issues. Such as the wooden statue of the Madonna of Petrognano (13th century), the Petreto tunic and cope (15th century), the panel by Agnolo di Lorentino depicting the Madonna enthroned with St. Bartholomew and St. Stephen (late 15th century), the Crucifix by Niccolò di Smeraldo Salvi (1621), the Christ at the Column and the Risen Christ also by the same sculptor, the St. Michael the Archangel, St. Jerome and the Baptist by Salvi Castellucci (mid-17th century), the Annunciation by Ottavio Vannini (1621), the processional statue depicting the Madonna della Cintola by Francesco Orlandi (18th century). Among the goldsmith works we point out the Cope Clasp (15th century), the Monstrance of St. Augustine (17th century).

Annunciation from the Church of the SS. Annunciation - OTTAVIO VANNINI (1621)
Lamentation over the Dead Christ - LUCA SIGNORELLI (1505-1507)
Christ at the Column - NICCOLO' DI SMERALDO SALVI (1620)
Risen Christ - NICCOLO' DI SMERALDO SALVI (1617)
Carved Crucifix - NICCOLO' DI SMERALDO SALVI
Jesus Christ Hoisted on the Cross - NICCOLO' LAPI (1725)
Jesus Christ Meets Veronica - NICCOLO' LAPI (1725)
The Madonna of the Girdle - FRANCESCO ORLANDI
Madonna of Petrognano - UNKNOWN 13TH-CENTURY MASTER FROM ARETINO
Altarpiece of San Giuliano - BARTOLOMEO DELLA GATTA (1486)
Saint Jerome and Saint John the Baptist - SALVI CASTELLUCCI (1659)
Saint Michael the Archangel - SALVI CASTELLUCCI (1657)