The
Common Picture Gallery is
located in the historical centre of Deruta, in the left wing of the
Palazzo
Comunale. It possesses works of great merit and elevated artistic
interest.
Among the so many masterpieces, we mention
for importance two representations of
Niccoḷ Liberatore, said
the
Pupil, ''
the Madonna of the Consuls '', and the
Gonfalone
Processionale, realized around halves the XV century. The '' Madonna of the
Consuls '' it is in reality the part of a polypthych dismembered and sold
during the 1800s. Its importance resides in the fact that is the first certain
work signed by the Pupil, dated 1458.
In last century, the collection continue
to enrich, acquiring a precious masterpiece of the
Perugino coming from
the
St. Francis Church,: the ''
Eternal Father, St, Rocco and St,
Romano '', realized by the divin painter in the XV century.
In the superior room are exposed the works
given by the collection of the famous writer and collector of the XVIII century
Lione Pascoli. Is composed by Italian and international works of art of
1600s and 1700s, and includes
Luigi's Garzi works,
Francesco
Trevisani,
Pieter Van Bloemen and many others.
Deruta the '' City of the Majolica ''
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Basing the testimonies the ceramics
production is attested to
Deruta since the XIII century, even if the
recovery of some finds allows to suppose that such activity...
The Ceramics Regional Museum of Deruta
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The museum of
Deruta devoted to its
appreciated local production of ceramics, is located in the places of the ex
St.
Francis Convent, it possesses a collecti...
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