Castelvecchio Museum (Italian: Museo Civico di Castelvecchio) is a museum in

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, northern

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, located in the eponymous medieval castle. Restoration by the architect Carlo Scarpa between 1959 and 1973 has enhanced the appearance of the building and exhibits. Scarpa's

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is visible in the details for doorways, staircases, furnishings, and even fixtures designed to hold a specific piece of artwork. The renovation carefully balanced new and old, revealing the history of the original building where appropriate. Unusual at the time, this approach has now become a common approach to renovation.

Collection

The museum displays a collection of sculpture, statues, paintings, ancient weapons, ceramics, gold works, miniatures and some old bells. Sculptures, mostly from the Romanesque period of Verona, include: *''Sepulchre of the Sts. Sergius and Bacchus'', basrelief from 1179. *"Crucifix", a 14th-century

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work by the so-called Master of

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, from the church of San Giacomo in Tomba. *"St. Cecilia and Catherina", from the same Master of St. Anastasia. *Equestrian statue of

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, coming from complex of the

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. Paintings include: *'' Madonna of the Quail'' by

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*'' Madonna of the Rose Garden'' by

Stefano da Verona Stefano da Verona (or da Zevio; 1379 – c. 1438) was an Italian painter who was active in Verona. He was the son of the French painter Jean d'Arbois, who had come to Italy at the court for Gian Galeazzo Visconti after working for Philip II o ...

or Michelino da Besozzo *''Crucifixion'' and ''

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'' by

Jacopo Bellini Jacopo Bellini (c. 1400 – c. 1470) was one of the founders of the Renaissance style of painting in Venice and northern Italy. His sons Gentile and Giovanni Bellini, and his son-in-law Andrea Mantegna, were also famous painters. Few of Bellini' ...

*''Madonna with Child'' by

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*''Madonna of the Oak'' by

Girolamo dai Libri Girolamo dai Libri (1474/1475 – July 2, 1555) was an Italian illuminator of manuscripts and painter of altarpieces, working in an early Renaissance style. Accademia - Madonna col Bambino e angeli musicanti - Girolamo Dai Libri.jpg, Virgin ...

*''

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'' by

Andrea Mantegna Andrea Mantegna (, ; ; September 13, 1506) was an Italian Renaissance painter, a student of Ancient Rome, Roman archeology, and son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini. Like other artists of the time, Mantegna experimented with Perspective (graphical), pe ...

There are also numerous paintings and frescoes from the 14th century.

Gallery

File:Jacopo bellini, crocifissione, dal duomo di verona 01.jpg, ''Crucifixion'' by Jacopo Bellini File:Giovanni bellini, madonna col bambino, 1476, dalla coll. bernasconi, vr 01.jpg, ''Madonna with Child'' by Bellini File:Girolamo dai Libri - Madonna dell'ombrello (in trono con Bambino Gesù tra san Giuseppe - san Raffaele Arcangelo e Tobiolo-Tobia) - Verona - Museo di Castelvecchio 1530 - 1530 - Photo Paolo Villa 2006 - MiBAC disclaimer warning.jpg, Madonna dell'Ombrello, by

, 1530, Museo di Castelvecchio,

File:08-09-2006 Pisanello 1395c 1455 Madonna della quaglia - Photo Paolo Villa - Castelvecchio Verona - Pentax K10D SMC - Pentax-FA 35mm F2 - 08-09-2006.jpg, Madonna of the Quail by Pisanello, stolen 2015, now recovered File:Girolamo Dai Libri - Madonna della quercia - 1533 after - Museo Castelvecchio, Verona (ITALY).jpg, Madonna of the Oak, by

, Castelvecchio Museum, Verona (Italy). File:Michelino da besozzo o stefano da zevio, madonna del roseto, castelvecchio, verona.jpg, '' Madonna of the Rose Garden'' by

or Michelino da Besozzo File:Andrea mantegna, sacra famiglia con una santa, dalla coll. bernasconi, vr.jpg, ''Holy Family'' by

File:Scarpa stair.JPG, Staircase designed by Carlo Scarpa, at Castelvecchio Museum in Verona. Italy File:Tiepolo - Eliodoro ed Onias - Museo Castelvecchio - Verona.jpg, Heliodorus plunders the temple by

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Giovanni Battista Tiepolo ( , ; 5 March 1696 – 27 March 1770), also known as Giambattista (or Gianbattista) Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice who painted in the Rococo style, considered an import ...

File:Scarpa door.JPG, Ornate metal lattice door designed by Carlo Scarpa File:Paolo Monti - Servizio fotografico (Verona, 1982) - BEIC 6337280.jpg, Scarpa used modern materials to create a platform for artwork. Photo by

Paolo Monti Paolo Monti (11 August 1908 – 29 November 1982) was an Italian photographer known for his architectural photography. In his early period, Monti experimented with abstractionism as well as with effects such as blurring and diffraction. In 19 ...

, 1982 (Fondo Paolo Monti, BEIC). File:Cvecchio old stair.JPG, Weathered staircase in the Castelvecchio Museum — Verona, Italy File:02 05 2012 Hans de Jode - Paesaggio con cascata XVII sec - Castelvecchio Verona - photo Paolo Villa - Pentax K10D, SMC Pentax-FA 35mm F2 AL.jpg, Hans de Jode 1657 - Landscape with waterfall - Castelvecchio Verona, stolen 2015 File:VeronaCastelvecchioStatuaEquestreCangrande.jpg, Equestrian statue of

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External links

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