drawings, paintings, exercises, colour proofs up to the photos from that period; everything contributes in making us plunge deeply into the fascinating world of the Academy of Art of Siena (now Duccio di Buoninsegna Art Institute) and to get acquainted with the major protagonists of the 1800s. Francesco Nenci, Giovanni Rocchi, Giacomo Conti, Luigi Mussini, Angelo Visconti, Pietro Aldi, Ulisse Forni, Cristiano Banti e Cesare Maccari are some of the artists that weren’t just able to represent episodes from the ancient world and mythology but also to be conscious witnesses of their time.

If Amos excelled in his ability to execute portraits, and had prestigious commissions, as painting the Sala del Risorgimento in the Townhall of Siena, or representing the Battle of Legnano, nowdays preserved in Palazzo Pitti in Florence, his son Giuseppe applied his art to sculpture too.

He took part in several important projects as the bronze door of Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral in Florence, Gioacchino Rossini’s funeral monument, St. Luke’s Dome in Bologna. His art even travelled abroad, as he worked on an important commission in Lima.

He was the creator of the sketch that won the competition held by the InternationalOlympic Games Committee in 1927 for the realization of the medals, that were used for forty years, without modifications from the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1928 to the ones in Mexico City in 1968.

Later on and up to the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, the image of the Nike, that holds the laurel leaves, designed by Giuseppe for the medal of these important acknowledegments known worldwide, was still used.

PHOTO CREDITS
Linda Frosini

Brochure Museum

ACCESSIBILITY
The museum is fully accessible to visitors in wheelchairs.
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INFORMATION

OPENING HOURS
SUMMER HOURS from 1st April to 31th October:
Saturday, Sunday and on holidays from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM / 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM

WINTER HOURS from 1st November to 31th March:
Sunday and on holidays from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM / 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Open all year by reservation.

TICKETS
Adults: 5,00 €
Reduced: 3,00 €

Ticket office at the Palazzo Corboli Museum (Corso G. Mateotti 122, Asciano)

WHERE
Via Fiume 8, 53041 – Asciano (SI)

CONTACT
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