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Santa Giulia City Museum, Brescia: a winged angel sculpture on display in the vaulted gallery space

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Tortelli Frassoni Architetti Associati
NOTES: This museum, built on the ruins of Roman town houses, is located in the former female Benedictine monastery of San Salvatore-Giulia, founded in 753. It was acquired by Brescia town council in 1996 and converted into a museum by Giovanni Tortelli and Roberto Frassoni. It opened to the public in 2006. It comprises the Lombard church of San Salvatore and its crypt, the Romanesque church of Santa Maria in Solario, the Nuns' Choir, the sixteenth-century church of Santa Giulia and three Renaissance cloisters.

Museum installation of Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo, Sicily: the corridor leading to the gallery of fifteenth century paintings

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Scarpa, Carlo (1906-1978)
NOTES: Palazzo Abatellis was built in Catalonian Gothic style between 1490 and 1526 by Matteo Carnelivari. It was a Dominican priory from 1523 until 1943 when the arcade, the portico, the south-west wing, and the western tower were destroyed by a bomb. Carlo Scarpa recuperated the structure to house the Sicilian Regional Gallery in 1953-1954.

Museum installation of Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo, Sicily: the pedestal for the Painted Cross by Pietro Rozzolone in the Salone delle Croci

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Rozzolone, Pietro (fl. 1484-1522)
NOTES: Palazzo Abatellis was built in Catalonian Gothic style between 1490 and 1526 by Matteo Carnelivari. It was a Dominican priory from 1523 until 1943 when the arcade, the portico, the south-west wing, and the western tower were destroyed by a bomb. Carlo Scarpa recuperated the structure to house the Sicilian Regional Gallery in 1953-1954.

Museum installation of Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo, Sicily: the Painted Cross by Pietro Rozzolone, centrepiece in the Salone delle Croci

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Rozzolone, Pietro (fl. 1484-1522)
NOTES: Palazzo Abatellis was built in Catalonian Gothic style between 1490 and 1526 by Matteo Carnelivari. It was a Dominican priory from 1523 until 1943 when the arcade, the portico, the south-west wing, and the western tower were destroyed by a bomb. Carlo Scarpa recuperated the structure to house the Sicilian Regional Gallery in 1953-1954.

Museum installation of Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo, Sicily: the iron support for the Painted Cross by Pietro Rozzolone in the Salone delle Croci

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Scarpa, Carlo (1906-1978)
NOTES: Palazzo Abatellis was built in Catalonian Gothic style between 1490 and 1526 by Matteo Carnelivari. It was a Dominican priory from 1523 until 1943 when the arcade, the portico, the south-west wing, and the western tower were destroyed by a bomb. Carlo Scarpa recuperated the structure to house the Sicilian Regional Gallery in 1953-1954.

Museum installation of Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo, Sicily: doorway from the entrance hall

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Scarpa, Carlo (1906-1978)
NOTES: Palazzo Abatellis was built in Catalonian Gothic style between 1490 and 1526 by Matteo Carnelivari. It was a Dominican priory from 1523 until 1943 when the arcade, the portico, the south-west wing, and the western tower were destroyed by a bomb. Carlo Scarpa recuperated the structure to house the Sicilian Regional Gallery in 1953-1954.

Museum installation of Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo, Sicily: the Madonna del Latte in the Laurana Gallery

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Gagini, Domenico (c. 1425-1492)
NOTES: Palazzo Abatellis was built in Catalonian Gothic style between 1490 and 1526 by Matteo Carnelivari. It was a Dominican priory from 1523 until 1943 when the arcade, the portico, the south-west wing, and the western tower were destroyed by a bomb. Carlo Scarpa recuperated the structure to house the Sicilian Regional Gallery in 1953-1954. The early Renaissance statue of the Madonna del Latte is attributed to Domenico Gagini.

Museum installation of Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo, Sicily: rear view of the marble bust of Eleanor of Aragon framed by the entrance arch to the Laurana Gallery

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Laurana, Francesco (c.1430-1502)
NOTES: Palazzo Abatellis was built in Catalonian Gothic style between 1490 and 1526 by Matteo Carnelivari. It was a Dominican priory from 1523 until 1943 when the arcade, the portico, the south-west wing, and the western tower were destroyed by a bomb. Carlo Scarpa recuperated the structure to house the Sicilian Regional Gallery in 1953-1954. The bust of Elenor of 'Aragon was executed by the Dalmatian-born sculptor Francesco Laurana, also known as Frane Vranjanin.

Museum installation of Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo, Sicily: the gallery of thirteenth century painting

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Scarpa, Carlo (1906-1978)
NOTES: Palazzo Abatellis was built in Catalonian Gothic style between 1490 and 1526 by Matteo Carnelivari. It was a Dominican priory from 1523 until 1943 when the arcade, the portico, the south-west wing, and the western tower were destroyed by a bomb. Carlo Scarpa recuperated the structure to house the Sicilian Regional Gallery in 1953-1954.

Museum installation of Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo, Sicily: the Master of the Cross of Castelfiorentino in the gallery of thirteenth century painting

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Scarpa, Carlo (1906-1978)
NOTES: Palazzo Abatellis was built in Catalonian Gothic style between 1490 and 1526 by Matteo Carnelivari. It was a Dominican priory from 1523 until 1943 when the arcade, the portico, the south-west wing, and the western tower were destroyed by a bomb. Carlo Scarpa recuperated the structure to house the Sicilian Regional Gallery in 1953-1954.

Museum installation of Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo, Sicily: the Salone delle Croci, with the Painted Cross by Pietro Rozzolone in the centre, and the frescoes by Tommaso de Vigilia to the right

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Rozzolone, Pietro (fl. 1484-1522)
NOTES: Palazzo Abatellis was built in Catalonian Gothic style between 1490 and 1526 by Matteo Carnelivari. It was a Dominican priory from 1523 until 1943 when the arcade, the portico, the south-west wing, and the western tower were destroyed by a bomb. Carlo Scarpa recuperated the structure to house the Sicilian Regional Gallery in 1953-1954.

Museum installation of Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo, Sicily: exhibits displayed in the main entrance area

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Scarpa, Carlo (1906-1978)
NOTES: Palazzo Abatellis was built in Catalonian Gothic style between 1490 and 1526 by Matteo Carnelivari. It was a Dominican priory from 1523 until 1943 when the arcade, the portico, the south-west wing, and the western tower were destroyed by a bomb. Carlo Scarpa recuperated the structure to house the Sicilian Regional Gallery in 1953-1954.
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