Greve in Chianti Museums - Museum of Sacred Art
Museum of Sacred Art in Greve in Chianti
The Franciscan monastery was built in the 15th century in the place of an ancient hospital situated along the old road connecting the "Mercatale", the place where the market was held, of Greve with the castle of Montefioralle. After having been recently renovated, the monastery has now been transformed into the Museum of Sacred Art, with a section dedicated to archaeology.
Over the altar in the small church, a beautiful and valuable polychrome terracotta Pietà is to be admired. The Pietà features seven figures inserted in a Della Robbia-style frame. At first, it was attributed to Cieco di Gambassi, but now scholars think it is by Santi Buglioni.
The objects exposed in the museum come from deconsecrated churches or from churches lacking in adequate security systems.
