Municipal Castle Museums
Piazza Castello, Milan 20121 - Italy
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Various sections of ancient art are housed in Milan’s castle including the Museum of Sculpture with pieces ranging from the Roman Empire to the Byzantine, Lombard, Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance periods. Here the sepulchral statue of Gastone di Foix and the Pietà Rondinini by Michelangelo can be found. The Picture Gallery has a collection of Lombard paintings and furniture from the 15th-18th Century. Other rooms hold bronzes, majolicas, ceramics, wrought iron, goldwork and jewellery, and tapestries of Vigevano. Also here is the Municipal Arms and Armour Collection, with pieces by the famous Milanese sword-makers from the 16th-18th Century.
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