{"id":1696,"date":"2025-09-08T16:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T16:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/the-santagata-collection-of-sacred-art-don-corrado-paoli\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T11:50:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:50:20","slug":"the-santagata-collection-of-sacred-art-don-corrado-paoli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/en\/the-santagata-collection-of-sacred-art-don-corrado-paoli\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sant&#8217; Agata collection of sacred art \u201cDon Corrado Paoli\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1696\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1696-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1696-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1696-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div>\n<p>WHY VISIT IT<br \/>\nThe museum offers a small yet remarkable glimpse into the Florentine artistic heritage, expressed in its many forms\u2014painting, sculpture, goldsmithing, engraving, and more\u2014spanning from the 14th to the 19th century.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Textbody\">A surprising treasure of art in a secluded and history-rich location.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>THE MUSEUM<br \/>\nThe Collection was created to safeguard and enhance numerous artworks from deconsecrated churches and roadside tabernacles in the area. It completes the visit to the adjacent parish church, an outstanding and unusual monument of Tuscan Romanesque architecture, rich in important works of art dating from the 13th to the 19th century.<br \/>\nAmong the highlights on display are: Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine by Bicci di Lorenzo, two Adoring Angels by Andrea della Robbia, Madonna and Child with the Young St. John by Giovanni della Robbia, Madonna and Saints from the school of Ghirlandaio, Madonna and Child with Saints by Jacopo Vignali<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"magnific-image\" href=\"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/legenda.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1683\" src=\"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/icone_santagata-300x91.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"44\" srcset=\"https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/icone_santagata-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/icone_santagata-600x188.png 600w, https:\/\/musei.mugellotoscana.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/icone_santagata.png 622w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1696-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1696-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-d9295f5bfa93-1696\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\"\n\t\t\t data-anchor-id=\"contacts-opening-hours\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-contacts-opening-hours\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-contacts-opening-hours\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContacts &amp; opening hours\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t 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class=\"Textbody\">December &amp; January-\u00a0 open only by reservation for groups (minimum 10 people)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Textbody\">Closed on Easter, August 15, and Christmas Day<br \/>\nGuided tours and educational workshops for children and adults by reservation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel sow-accordion-panel-open\"\n\t\t\t data-anchor-id=\"address\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-address\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-address\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAddress\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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