MUSEO CIVICO -SEZIONE DI ARTE SACRA-

 

The sacred art section of the Civic Museum is mainly made up of fifteenth and sixteenth century sculptures, including the statue of the Madonna con Bambino - Madonna with Child, attributed to Francesco Laurana and works by Domenico and Antonello Gagini. The frescoes in the second room are notable: la Caduta di Cristo sotto la croce - the Fall of Christ under the cross and Gesù e Maria in trionfo fra Santi - Jesus and Mary in triumph among the Saints by Francesco Ferrasiti from Bologna (1667). Among the paintings is a Madonna degli Angeli - Madonna of the Angels by Mariano Smeriglio (1604).