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Museums Attractions In Ravenna

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Ravenna is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 402 until that empire collapsed in 476. It then served as the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom until it was re-conquered in 540 by the Byzantine Empire. Afterwards, the city formed the centre of the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna until the invasion of the Lombards in 751, after which it became the seat of the Kingdom of the Lombards. Although it is an inland city, Ravenna is connected to the Adriatic Sea by the Candiano Canal. It is known for its well-preserved late Roman and Byzantine archit...
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Museums Attractions In Ravenna

  • 1. Archiepiscopal Museum Ravenna
    The Archiepiscopal Museum is located in Ravenna, Italy, next to the Baptistry of Neon and behind the Duomo of Ravenna. In the museum relics of early Christian Ravenna are preserved, including fragments of mosaic from the first cathedral church, and the chapel of Sant'Andrea, dating from the Gothic kingdom. The main room, on entering, contains lapidary inscriptions as HIC REQUIESCIT IN PACE VIR SBL SEDA IGNUCUS , CUBICULARIUS or 'Bedchamberlain' to Theodoric the Great, buried 541 AD. Beneath this, by the window, a reliquary for the martyred saints Quiricus and Julietta, whose remains were carried from Tarsus, the birthplace of Saint Paul, to Auxerre and from thence to Ravenna. The depictions on its four facings are in keeping with the theme of donation: Galla Placidia placed it in the churc...
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  • 7. Museo Nazionale Ravenna
    The Museo Nazional di Ravenna or National Museum of Ravenna displays a collection of archeologic, artistic and artisanal objects. It is located in the Benedictine monastery of San Vitale on via San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy. The collection, initialy assembled through the efforts of local erudite Camaldolese monks, was established as a museum in 1885, and moved to this site by the early 20th century. It contains a large collection of Ancient Roman artifacts, including lapidary epitaphs and portions from sepulchral monuments. The artifacts date from early Roman through Byzantine in scope. It also displays Renaissance bronzes, and ivory collection, a large number of icons, ceramics, and ancient armor and weapons. Also on display is the detached 14th-century frescoes, originally from the church o...
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  • 8. Pinacoteca Comunale Ravenna
    The collections of the Pinacoteca Comunale di Cesena, in Cesena, Italy, contain works by: Antonio Aleotti Francesco Andreini Allegory of Charity Portrait of Cardinal Francesco Locatelli Vincenzo Baldacci Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, St Francis receives stigmata Giovanni Battista Bertucci the younger Giacomo Francesco Cipper, known as Todeschini Vittorio Matteo Corcos, Bartolomeo Coda (son of Benedetto Coda Girolamo Forabosco Either Suicide by Sophonisba or Artemisia drinks the ashes of her husband Mausolo Bartolomeo Gennari Costantino Guidi Eberhart Keilhau, known as Monsù Bernardo Francesco Longhi Girolamo Marchesi da Cotignola Giuseppe Milani Bartolomeo Passerotti Portrait of young musician Enea Peroni Giovanni Battista Piazzetta Sacrifice of Iphigenia Antonio Pio Agostino Plachesi Fran...
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