Civic Museum of Palazzo Mosca
The Civic Museum of Palazzo Mosca (Musei Civici di Palazzo Mosca) is the main civic museum of Pesaro, displaying art and decorative works, located in Piazza Mosca in this town of the region of the Marche, Italy.
History
Since 1936, the main collection has been displayed in the Palazzo Mosca, once belonging to a wealthy merchant family. In the 16th century they built this palace and the rural Villa Caprile outside of town. The palace was refurbished in the 18th century under the patronage of the marquis Francesco. He commissioned the work from Luigi Baldelli, a pupil of Giovanni Andrea Lazzarini.
The Mosca family retained the palace well into the 19th century, until it became property of the commune. The art collections held in the Palazzo Ducale were moved here. The simple facade has a stone portal with the coat of arms of the Mosca family.
Collection
The displays occupy five halls in the first floor, and include works from diverse centuries. Among the Renaissance works is the large altarpiece, called the Pesaro Altarpiece or Pala di Pesaro, depicting the Coronation of the Virgin (1475) by Giovanni Bellini. It was originally located in the church of San Francesco, Pesaro.
The second hall contains ceramic works including maiolica from the region. Part of the collection was donated by the marchesa Vittoria Toschi Mosca.
Among the works of the Baroque era are a Magdalen and St Joseph Penitent by
The museum also displays items related to the composer Gioachino Rossini, donated by his heir, Hercolani Rossini.
The museum recently acquired 180 works of 20th-century art, including porcelains and paintings, assembled by professor Adalberto Vinciguerra and his wife. Among the masterpieces is a porcelain vase by
Among the modern collection are paintings by the Futurist Ivo Pannaggi, Pietro Frajacomo, Enrico Prampolini, Silvestro Lega, Giacomo Favretto, and Niccolo Cannicci.
Recently the museum acquired a donation by the jeweler Perlini-Gabucci.[1]
References
- ^ Museum Site for Pesaro Archived 2018-09-02 at the Wayback Machine, Palazzo Mosca entry.
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