Cenacolo di Santo Spirito — Attraction in Florence

A ticket to the Brancacci Chapel includes entry to the Salvatore Romano Foundation. He was an antique dealer and collector. In 1946 he donated about 70 pieces of his collection to Florence so they could be displayed in the former Refectory of Santo Spirito. He arranged the works himself and the municipal authorities had to agree to respect his wishes in perpetuity that they not be rearranged. He is buried in a sarcophagus in the refectory. No doubt keeping an eye open to ensure nothing is noved... ever. It is somewhat an eclectic mixture and includes a number of column capitals and other broken bits and pieces. The reason we wanted to see the room was due to its original role as a refectory (cenacolo). It has the remnants of a full wall fresco by Andrea di Cione (known as Orcagna), probably in collaboration with his brother, Nardo, executed between 1360 and 1366. Above is a crucifixion and below was the Last Supper. While most of the crucifixion is intact (although quite faded) the Last Supper consists of two apostles and the haloes of two others. The rest of the work was lost when an entrance punched through it to the...

Located within the Basilica di Santo Spirito, this Gothic-style refectory (Cenacolo) now operates independently as the museum of the Fondazione Salvatore Romano. Built in the mid-14th century during the Augustinian monastery period, it is a rare example of the original medieval space preserved before Brunelleschi’s later Renaissance renovations. In 1946, collector and antiquarian Salvatore Romano donated his extensive art collection to the city of Florence, establishing the museum. Today, the collection includes a fresco by Andrea Orcagna, as well as sculptures, architectural fragments, detached frescoes, and furniture ranging from the 11th to the 17th centuries. ※ Included in the dual tickets for the Fondazione Salvatore Romano and the...

Questo museo ha sede nel complesso agostiniano di Santo Spirito , nel 1946 Salvatore Romano dono' al comune di Firenze una quantita' di opere d' arte della sua collezione affinche' venissero esposte nel Cenacolo di Santo Spirito : nella grande sala la collezione di sculture che va dal Xl alXV secolo, inoltre si trovano affreschi staccati e mobili risalenti a cinque e seicento.Il museo e' molto bello , forse meno conosciuto pero'...