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Museum, 1926
Sacred Art Museum of the Arbia Valley
Museum in Buonconventa, Soena,
Buonconvento (SI), Tuscany
At a glance
- Type
- Museum
- Period
- Modern era, 1926
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 43°08′19″ N, 11°28′55″ E
- Address
- Via Soccini, 53022 Buonconvento
History and description
The Museo d'Arte Sacra della Val d'Arbia is a small museum of religious art in Buonconvento, in the Val d'Arbia to the south of Siena, in Tuscany in central Italy. It contain a number of paintings by important artists of the Sienese School, among them Duccio di Buoninsegna, Sano di Pietro and Pietro Lorenzetti. The museum is housed in the Palazzo Ricci Socini, close to the parish church of Santi Pietro e Paolo.
Collection
a Madonna and Child with Two Angels by Matteo di Giovanni, painted between 1470 and 1475, formerly in the Pieve di Percenna of Buonconvento
by Sano di Pietro: a Coronation of the Virgin from the church of Sant'Albano in Quinciano; a Madonna and Child Enthroned between Saints Bernardino and Catherine formerly in the nearby church of Santi Pietro e Paolo; and a Madonna and Child with Saints Apollonia and Bernardino with Angels from the church of Sant'Andrea a Frontignano.
Among the other Sienese artists represented are Andrea Piccinelli ("Il Brescianino"), Bartolomeo di David, Bernardino Mei, Francesco Vanni, Pietro Lorenzetti, Rutilio Manetti and Ventura Salimbeni.
The Florentine School is represented by one painting, an Annunciation by Benvenuto di Giovanni dating from between 1490 and 1500.
Text from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Full article: «Sacred Art Museum of the Arbia Valley».
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Getting there
BuonconventoTrain, nearest
400 m as the crow flies
Sacred Art Museum of the Arbia ValleyVia Soccini, 53022 Buonconvento
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Sacred Art Museum of the Arbia Valley?
Sacred Art Museum of the Arbia Valley is in Buonconvento, in the province of Siena (Tuscany), Italy. Address: Via Soccini, 53022 Buonconvento. GPS coordinates: 43.13869, 11.48190.
How old is Sacred Art Museum of the Arbia Valley?
Wikidata dates it to 1926.
What else is there to see near Sacred Art Museum of the Arbia Valley?
Nearby you’ll find: Museo della Mezzadria senese (100 m away), Buonconvento (600 m away), Castello di Castelrosi (1.3 km away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- BuonconventoMuseoDiArteSacraDellaValDArbiaIngresso — LigaDue, CC BY 3.0
- Museo di Arte Sacra della Val D'Arbia — Fabrizio Chiti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Buonconvento, museo civico, una sala 01 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Buonconvento, museo, sala delle pale d'altare — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Rutilio manetti, ecce homo (buonconvento, museo) — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Buonconvento, palazzo ricci socini, di gino chierici, androne, foglie autunnali sul soffitto — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Buonconvento, palazzo ricci socini, di gino chierici, bagno liberty del 1909, 01 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Buonconvento, palazzo ricci socini, di gino chierici, bagno liberty del 1909, 02 vasca twifords ltd hanley — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Buonconvento, palazzo ricci socini, di gino chierici, bagno liberty del 1909, 04 specchiera — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences