Museo Civico Archeologico e d'Arte Sacra Palazzo Corboli

The Museum of Palazzo Corboli preserves ancient archaeological and artistic evidence of the centuries XIII-XVIII coming from the territory of Asciano. It 'set in a medieval building (located in prossemità of the Church of Sant' Agostino) which since the thirteenth century belonged to the noble Sienese family of Bandinelli. The coats of arms of this family resort in the pictorial decoration of the building, where stands the two cycles of allegorical frescos of Aristotle's Hall and the Hall of Seasons, which are attributed to the Sienese Christopher of Bindoccio and Meo di Pero. Medieval décor intersect with the path of sacred art section that, on the first floor, displays works of remarkable quality: an expressive wooden Crucifix by Giovanni Pisano in a devout Madonna and Child by Mark di Bonaventura (alleged nephew and faithful follower of Duccio), an elegant Madonna and Child of the "Barna" (one of the masters of the circle of Simone Martini) at the extraordinary Rofeno triptych by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, from delicate wooden Annunciation by Francesco di Valdambrino the fifteenth boards of Pietro di Giovanni d'Ambrogio , Matteo di Giovanni and Giovanni di Paolo. The visit continues on the second floor with the beautiful Nativity of the Virgin of the "Master of the Observance" (true masterpiece of Sienese fifteenth century) and other paintings of later centuries, among which we point out, for the strong emotions the Crucifixion by Bernardino Mei, more Sienese Baroque painter. Staged in some rooms on the second and third floor is the archaeological section, with exhibits documenting the Etruscan population Upper Ombrone Valley. ritovamenti the excavation of the Poggione necropolis are on display with precious artifacts from a princely burial (ivories and reels bucchero, weapons and flasks travel bronze), funerary objects of the imposing mound of Molinello, dating from the seventh to the century BC (With rare examples of archaic sculpture such as the oldest stone sarcophagus lid bisomo found Etruria northern and metal artifacts); Finally they present the kits from five graves in the necropolis of Poggio Pinel, dated between V and I century BC (With urns in travertine and tuff, red-figure pottery, bronze vases, mirrors and jewelery) and the reconstruction of one of these tombs with urns at the location where they were found in the middle of the last century.