Baptism of Saint Tranquillino
Oil painting on canvas 1720-1730 Marco Benefial cm. 212 x 170 The work “Baptism of Saint Tranquillino” commissioned to painter Marco Benefial together with other nine canvases (6 were lost during the bombing of Viterbo) by Bishop Adriano Sermattei for the decoration of the Cathedral’s main nave. Of the ten canvases, five referred to episodes […]
Madonna and Child by Bartolomeo Cavarozzi
Oil painting on canvas 1625 Bartolomeo Cavarozzi cm. 128×212 The work of Viterbese painter Bartolomeo Cavarozzi, known as Bartolomeo de’Cescenzi (the Roman family who protected him) shows a Madonna with Child in the classic style without any idealization or symbolism. The Madonna with Child is set in a natural environment: the dark Caravaggio style […]
Saints Stephen and Lawrence
Oil painting on canvas Author unknown 15th – 16th Century (?) cm. 96 x 119,5 The wooden support is three pieces tied together with the middle one slightly bent there are lesions in the pictorial surface along the points of juncture. On the surface there are small holes caused by microorganisms and the color […]
Crucifixion of Viterbo
Oil painting half of the 16th century Surrounding Michelangelo cm. 50 x 40 THE WORK The Crucifixion is traditionally attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti for its style and backed up by the testament of Count Paolo Brunamonti who in 1725 donated it to the Jesuits of S. Ignazio in Viterbo describing it as “work of Michelagelo […]
Crucifixion
Fresco Unknown author cm 100×150 A fresco from San Leonardo Church. It shows a crucifixion with the Madonna, Mary Magdalene and St. John. At the base the commissioner is shown in minor proportions.
St. Mark of Balletta
Tempera on panel Francesco d’Antonio Zacchi of Viterbo named “Il Balletta” Date: before 1476 cm 44 x 103 The work has a late Gothic style typical of Balletta during the last part of his life. Balletta was active from about 1430 and the work is probably a later one. St. Mark (San Marco) is […]
Madonna della Carbonara
Tempera on panel late 12th – early 13th century Unknown of Roman school cm. 40×80 Icon of Byzantine influence representing the Madonna Hodegetria, particular half-lenght portrait of the Madonna holding the Blessing Infant with the Holy Scriptures. The Latin writing on the bottom says: THE VIRGIN GAVE BIRTH TO HIM WHO FALSE WISDOM DENIED […]
Madonna and Child by Benvenuto di Giovanni
Tempera on panel 15th century Benvenuto di Giovanni cm. 60×43 Painted on gold leaf, with typical symbols of 15th century Italian art such as the star on Mary’s right shoulder, a symbol of virginity and a goldfinch,a symbol of Christ’s passion. The words “AVE GRATIA PLENA DOM(ini)” are inscribed inside the Madonna’s halo. The […]
Penitent Magdalen
Oil painting on canvas Giuseppe Sandri Second half of the 19th century cm. 105 x 75 The copy of an original
The Baptist before Herod by Domenico Corvi
Oil painting on canvas 1756 Domenico Corvi cm. 13×22 With expressive synthesis and bright colors Corvi shows the Baptist being dragged away by an armed man. The work of 1756 and the sketch are different from the other two kept in the Museo del Colle del Duomo for they are of smaller size and […]
