Bandini Museum

Bandini Museum

If you’re a lover of medieval painting, the Bandini Museum is a must-visit destination.

The museum exhibits artworks from the Florentine-Tuscan school that belonged to the 18th Century canon from whom it takes its name, Angelo Maria Bandini (Fiesole, 1726 – 1803). He was an important scholar, a member of the Roman circle of Cardinal Alessandro Albani, a collector, and a patron of eminent figures in the Neoclassical horizon, such as J.J. Winckelmann and A.R. Mengs. His passion for antiquity led him to collect many sacred artworks, which over time converged into the museum’s collection.

Transported by the beauty of the painting collection, you can also admire a section dedicated to the terracottas from the workshop of the Della Robbia family, as well as bas-reliefs and sculptures dating from the 12th to the 16th century. Additionally, there’s the “Madonna with Child,” a painted terracotta attributed to Filippo Brunelleschi.​​