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Palazzo San Sebastiano, Mantua: City Museum

The taste for antiquity belonging to the Gonzaga family and the great artistic civilization of Mantua come to life again in the city museum of Palazzo San Sebastiano, the restored residence of Francesco II Gonzaga and the “Triumphs of Caesar” by Mantegna.

Palazzo San Sebastiano Mantova, dettaglio di opera d'arte
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The Palazzo San Sebastiano in Mantua houses an extraordinary collection of works belonging to the Civic Collections that narrate Mantua between Humanism and the Renaissance: statues, busts, and ancient and Renaissance reliefs, paintings, detached frescoes, 17th-century copies of Mantegna’s Triumphs, noble coats of arms, refined architectural artifacts from the city’s monuments and surroundings.

The Palazzo San Sebastiano offers the opportunity to enjoy the splendid Marble Loggia and magnificent fresco cycles from the 14th, 15th, and 17th centuries. The Museum of Palazzo San Sebastiano hosts the Study and Documentation Center on the civic collections, provides educational paths, and periodically presents temporary exhibitions.

Information about the City Museum Palazzo San Sebastiano

Largo XXIV Maggio, 12 – 46100 Mantua (Mantua) – Phone: 0376.367087

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