Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo
Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo
4.5
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Palazzo Martinengo da Barco, sede storica della Pinacoteca, accoglie le collezioni civiche bresciane, formatesi grazie al generoso lascito del conte Paolo Tosio (1844) e alle acquisizioni susseguitesi nel corso degli anni. Il percorso prende avvio dal XIV secolo e, passando per opere d'arte di assoluta fama quali l'Angelo e il Redentore di Raffaello e l'Adorazione dei pastori di Lorenzo Lotto, si si arriva all'importante nucleo della pittura bresciana del Rinascimento, con i dipinti di Vincenzo Foppa, Romanino, Savoldo e Moretto. Si manifesta qui una peculiare attenzione per la realtà, che arriva poi fino all'umanissima stagione dei "pitocchi" di Giacomo Ceruti. Concludono il racconto le grandi commissioni dei collezioni bresciani di età neoclassica e romantica, tra Angelica Kauffmann, Andrea Appiani, Francesco Hayez e Antonio Canova.
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Giuliana S
Borgosesia, Italy1,142 contributions
Mar 2024 • Couples
if you have at least a couple of days available to visit the not too flashy but full of hidden treasures city of Brescia. In 21 rooms on the first floor, in a very pleasant layout, there is a succession of pictorial works but also some sculptures and valuable objects ranging from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century. There are some masterpieces by local painters, such as Moretto, Romanino and Savoldo, but also works by other important artists from Northern Italy, such as Ceruti 'il Pitocchetto', Foppa and Hayez. Two works by Raphael also give prestige to the art gallery. Some works by Lorenzo Lotto are on display until 7 April 2024.
Written March 17, 2024
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Gian Carlo Ronzani
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Feb 2024 • Couples
How much better every connoisseur and art lover could expect! Masterpieces and treasures that inspire and excite.
A dutiful thank you for the explanatory notes and advice to Mr. Emanuele, who, with the modesty of someone who knows, was able to contribute to our fascinating visit to the Art Gallery!
Absolutely worth seeing!
A dutiful thank you for the explanatory notes and advice to Mr. Emanuele, who, with the modesty of someone who knows, was able to contribute to our fascinating visit to the Art Gallery!
Absolutely worth seeing!
Written February 17, 2024
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Guido dell Acqua
Bergamo, Italy15 contributions
Jan 2024 • Couples
I confess my ignorance: I didn't know this art gallery. I visited it today. An incredible wealth of very important works of great value for the "path" of Italian art. A beautiful, well-kept setting. Very simple educational paths (and therefore the result of long study). An almost absolute perfection, the result of the pragmatism and ability to "do well" of the friends of Brescia. Coming from a Bergamo native, this statement is worth double!!!
Written January 21, 2024
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TheFrenchWanderer
Atlanta, GA91 contributions
Jun 2019 • Couples
Recently re-opened, this is a a jaw dropping museum. Housed in a former palazzo, the rooms are gigantic as are the art works. Think huge palazzo reception rooms, painted red, with art works that are just as huge as the walls and looked like they were finished yesterday. I still can’t absorb how vibrant the colors are, how fresh the paint looks, and the sparkle off the Carrara marble sculptures. In the US, there would be hard barriers keeping you 5 feet from the works. You can get close enough to examen the wisps of white for lace, the nuances of that rich Venetian red paint and infinite shades of blue on a cape. I was so stunned examining one of the main sculptures that I forgot to take a photo of remembrance. This museum is unique in that it is one of the few where the art pieces were painted locally or by artists born in the area, a testament to the enduring wealth of Brescia through the centuries. Do not consider this one of the secondary museums of Brescia. Run, not walk, and visit this place.
Written June 8, 2019
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edenpac
Ljubljana, Slovenia25 contributions
Aug 2019
Nice palace with the beautiful paintings, recently renovated. We were lucky and entrance was free 16.8..
Written August 18, 2019
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vessi80
North Lanarkshire, UK1,213 contributions
May 2019 • Solo
Brescia needs more than a day to do it justice so on my second visit , this famous Art Gallery was a priority.
Entrance is 8 euros but free if you have a Brescia Card or the Abbonamento Musei Lombardia card which was the one I used constantly.
The building itself only re-opened a few months ago and the decoration is superb.
Different colours and ceiling textures give each room a personality of its own but you do also have a jaw dropping collection of Art.
What with Raphael and Moretto , a whole room of Ceruti and a stunning 'Moses and the Burning Bush' up high in the ceiling, it's quite breathtaking.
Room 13 holds the glassware and has an unbelievable Majolica tiled ceiling.
Giordano, Lotto, Tournier are all there.
Hayez famous 'Refugees of Parga' and 'Jacob and 'Esau' are on display , never mind his other works.
Sculpture by Canova and Ferrari as well.
I visited the Brera in Milan last week but this museum in Brescia was heaven on earth. A big thank you to the curator and those involved in the re-design.
Enthusiastic and helpful staff as well.
Entrance is 8 euros but free if you have a Brescia Card or the Abbonamento Musei Lombardia card which was the one I used constantly.
The building itself only re-opened a few months ago and the decoration is superb.
Different colours and ceiling textures give each room a personality of its own but you do also have a jaw dropping collection of Art.
What with Raphael and Moretto , a whole room of Ceruti and a stunning 'Moses and the Burning Bush' up high in the ceiling, it's quite breathtaking.
Room 13 holds the glassware and has an unbelievable Majolica tiled ceiling.
Giordano, Lotto, Tournier are all there.
Hayez famous 'Refugees of Parga' and 'Jacob and 'Esau' are on display , never mind his other works.
Sculpture by Canova and Ferrari as well.
I visited the Brera in Milan last week but this museum in Brescia was heaven on earth. A big thank you to the curator and those involved in the re-design.
Enthusiastic and helpful staff as well.
Written May 20, 2019
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Mariet C
Hilversum, The Netherlands41 contributions
Jun 2018 • Couples
This building was under restoration for years, but reopened in March . If you visit the Tiziano -exhibition in the Santa Giulia-museum, your ticket is also valid in the Pinacoteca. A good idea: it shows more and beautiful work of the same group of (mostly) Brescian painters like Moretto, Romanino, Foppo. This way we learned a lot about style , colours, etc, while enjoying the restored building as we went around.
Written June 24, 2018
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Tempio D
Brussels, Belgium193 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
A small museum with a charming collection. Paintings, sculptures and some objects. Not a huge collection but some things are worth to see.
Written May 15, 2024
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Alan H
Walsall, UK72 contributions
Jul 2022
A big art gallery, reflecting the tastes of the Tosio and Martinengo families, who collected the works displayed here.
Written August 4, 2022
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Cynthia F
Fair Lawn, NJ3,364 contributions
Sep 2019
We viewed some really nice paintings.
I'm not sure everyone will enjoy this museum, but art lovers will surely enjoy it.
I'm not sure everyone will enjoy this museum, but art lovers will surely enjoy it.
Written October 11, 2019
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ma la prima domenica del mese si paga?
Written June 3, 2018
Sì perchè è Pinacoteca comunale quindi non statale
Written June 3, 2018
la mostra di TIZIANO 21/3/-1/7/2018 è ospitata nel museo santa giulia come da depliant in mie mani oppure alla pinacoteca cittadina con l'apertura del palazzo Martinengo da Barco. Grazie per la risposta
Written February 15, 2018
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