Art collection of Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca
The art collection of the Foundation of Lucca Saving Bank (in Italian Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca) is a collection of artworks, mostly created by artists from Lucca, acquired by this financial institution (the bank became two entity in 1990s, SpA and Bank Foundation). The home of the Foundation is the former Monastery and church of San Micheletto in Lucca. Though artworks of many periods are present in the collection, the Baroque paintings and the items linked to the cult of the Holy Face of Lucca are especially of note.
Partial inventory of the collection
| Label | Painter | Span | Work | Date | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincenzo Barsotti | Urban plaza ceremony with baldachinno | |||
| 2 | Pompeo Batoni | Sketch in profile of Nobleman | |||
| 3 | Pompeo Batoni | Burial of Christ | 1761 | ||
| 4 | Paolo Biancucci | 1596-1650 | The adoration of the Cross | ||
| Giovanni Francesco Chelucci | 1712-1729 | Statue of St. Francis of Assisi (silver) | |||
| 5 | Matteo Civitali | 1436-1501 | Passion of Christ (bust in terracotta) | ||
| 6 | Ezechia (Zacchia) | 1490- | Madonna with Child and St. Joseph | ||
| 7 | Giovanni Domenico Lombardi | 1682-1751 | Adoration by the shepherds | ||
| 8 | Giovanni Domenico Lombardi | 1682-1751 | The fortune teller | ||
| 9 | Giuseppe Luchi (il Diecimino) | Madonna mourning over body of Christ | |||
| 10 | Pietro Paolini (attributed) | 1603-1681 | Musical banquet | ||
| 11 | Pietro Paolini | 1603-1681 | Adoration by the Shepherds | 1640 | |
| 12 | Pietro Ricchi | 1606-1675 | Allegory of Astronomy | ||
| 13 | Pietro Ricchi | 1606-1675 | Cleopatra | ||
| 14 | Girolamo Scaglia | 1620s- | Allegory of the end of life and terrestrial power | ||
| 15 | Unknown | Madonna & Bambino; Saints Michael Archangel & Clare; angels; and monks | 1600 | ||
| 16 | Giovanni Vambré il Vecchio | Statue of Madonna del Soccorso (silver) | 1690 | ||
| 17 | Gaetano Vettorali | 1701-1783 | Rustic Landscape | ||
| 18 | Pietro Da Talada | 1701-1783 | St. John the Baptist | 1463 | |
External links
- Homepage of the Foundation with images of the artworks.
Coordinates: 43°50′32.8″N 10°30′38.97″E / 43.842444°N 10.5108250°E
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