A rich collection of Sacred Art works covering a wide historical period, from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance and beyond. Among the most significant works are Paintings, Sculptures, Sacred Vestments, Illuminated Manuscripts and Liturgical Objects
The Museo Diocesano Albani offers a unique journey through ten rooms created in the archbishop’s palace and in the ancient sacristies of the cathedral, with collections ranging from the 13th century to the present day.
Among its most striking features are Illuminated Codes, liturgical furnishings, sacred vestments, refined reliquaries and works of art that testify to the history of the cathedral and the patronage of the Alban family, in particular Pope Clement XI.
The Museum also houses valuable pieces such as the Triregnum of Pope Clement XI and relics of the Holy Cross, as well as sketches and historical projects related to the cathedral itself.
A rich heritage of works of art and ecclesiastical furnishings that cover a time span from the 13th century to the present day.
The Old Sacristy houses detached frescoes from the 14th–15th centuries, including works by Antonio Alberti and panels by Battista Franco, as well as illuminated manuscripts from the 15th century
The New Sacristy preserves the original 18th-century display cases with vestments, liturgical furnishings and sacred objects donated by the Albani family
Among the most significant pieces are:
Illuminated codices from the 14th and 15th centuries, precious manuscripts decorated with artistic miniatures.
Liturgical furnishings and sacred vestments woven with precious metals, gifts from the Albani family, including chalices, ciboria, filigree and enamel reliquaries, ivory pastoral staffs, and richly decorated vestments.
Ceramics and porcelain, such as a 23-piece altar service in Meissen porcelain.
Bronze and gilded silver reliquaries, including one containing a relic of the Holy Cross donated by Pope Clement XI.
Pictures by local and important artists, such as the sketch for a pendentive of the dome of the Cathedral of Urbino by Domenico Corvi, the “Beata Michelina” by Federico Barocci, canvases by Girolamo Cialdieri, Alessandro Vitali, Antonio Viviani and Claudio Ridolfi.
Objects of Goldsmithery and Crystals, including the Triregnum of Pope Clement XI, composed of intertwined feathers covered with silver threads.
Wooden and ivory pastoral staff and a 15th-century mitre, as well as a 15th-century wooden Crucifix from the Fabriano school.
Sketches and architectural projects for the renovation of the Cathedral, such as those by Camillo Morigia and Giuseppe Valadier.
The exhibition highlights both the works of art and the architectural history of the spaces, offering an engaging and accessible visit even for people with disabilities.
The Oratory of the Grotto
Part of the museum, it is a former medieval crypt consisting of four chapels, which house:
– the marble Pietà by Giovanni Bandini (1597),
– a sculptural group of the Lamentation over the Dead Christ (early 17th century)
– Neoclassical frescoes
Piazza Pascoli 1
Urbino
Marche – Italy
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