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Museum of the Cathedral Works of Prato

Piazza Duomo, Prato, Tuscany

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The Museum of the Opera del Duomo in Prato is a fundamental stop to discover the artistic history of the city, offering a rich path of masterpieces ranging from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. The museum's route winds between the Cathedral of Santo Stefano and the evocative spaces of the Episcopal Palace around the Romanesque cloister, housing works from the various churches of the Diocese of Prato, including some Renaissance masterpieces.

Among the most important artists in the collection stands out Donatello, whose famous marble reliefs and the bronze capital of the external pulpit, created in collaboration with Michelozzo, can be admired. The relief panels, preserved inside the museum for conservation reasons, represent one of the pinnacles of Renaissance sculpture for stylistic innovation. Also noteworthy is Filippo Lippi, represented with a panel painting from the Cathedral depicting The Funeral of Saint Jerome, which dialogues with the Crucifix created by his student Sandro Botticelli, dating back to the Savonarola period.

The museum also houses precious glazed terracottas by Andrea della Robbia and important sacred furnishings linked to the cult of the Holy Girdle, the famous Marian relic symbol of the city. Of extraordinary importance is the cycle of frescoes with Stories of Saint Stephen and Saint John the Baptist in the Central Chapel of the Cathedral of Prato, visitable with the entrance ticket, which testifies to the artist's connection with Prato and the central role of the city in the Tuscan Renaissance. Next to it, the Assumption Chapel houses the famous cycle of frescoes by Paolo Uccello and Andrea di Giusto with Stories of the Virgin and Saint Stephen, in which his renowned mastery in the use of perspective stands out.

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monday	Closed now
tuesday	10:00 - 17:00
wednesday	10:00 - 17:00
thursday	10:00 - 17:00
friday	10:00 - 17:00
saturday	10:00 - 17:00
sunday	13:00 - 17:00

Museum of the Cathedral Works of Prato

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