Michelangiolesco Museum

The Michelangiolesco Museum was officially opened in 1964, in homage to the artist, on the occasion of the celebration of the 400^th anniversary of the death of Michelangelo, evertheless it's origins date back to 1875, the year in the which the 400^th anniversary of his birth was celebrated in Caprese.

The Museum includes the house where Michelangelo was born (XIV cent.), the Clusini Palace (XIV cent.), the rooms of the "Rocca" fortress and the area outside, among the remains of the old castle built in the Middle Ages.

Michelangelo's House - Ground Floor
Sculptures in bronze:

1. "Bust of Michelangelo" by Daniele di Volterra, Bargello (Florence)
2. "Head of a woman" by Emilio Greco
3. "Nude woman" by Pericle Fazzini
4. "Animal in love " by P.G. Balocchi
5. "Pietà" by Ferruccio Ferrazzi
6. "Character of a Family"di Ferruccio Ferrazzi
7. "Lovers in Heaven" by Vittorio Tavernari
8. "Bound figure" by Oreste Quattrini
9. "Outside the house door" by Mario Negri

Old reproduction (XIX cent.) of Michelangelo's works:

1. David Apollo - Bargello Museum - Florence
2. Cupid (God of love) - Narcissus - Victoria and Albert Museum, London
3. Saint Jion - Konigliche Museen - Berlin
4. Head of David - Accademia Gallery - Florence
5. Angel with a candelabro - Altar of St. Domenico - Bologna
6. "Miguelangelo", painting by Jorge Gonzales Camarena
7. Photographic reproduction of Michelangelo's works
8. Old copy of Michelangelo's birth certificate
9. The castle of Caprese in ancient documents
10. Multimedia information video

Michelangelo's House - Second Floor

• Polyptic of Tifi, tempera on woden board by Giuliano Amidei, XV cent.
• Self-portrait of Michelangelo
• Michelangelo's life in 23 scenes, painted by famous florentine painters (1613-1620):
  1. While going to Caprese, Michelangelo's mother falls off her horse, The baby isn,t hurt and is born on March 6, 1475.
  2. Angry with Pope Giulio II, he leaves Rome and goes to Florence.
  3. He's invited by the Turks to visit the Near East.
  4. He goes to Bologna and makes peace with giulio II.
  5. He presents Pope Leone X of the Medicis with projects of the commissions he received.
  6. He supervises the fortifications of Florence, under seige bY the troops of Carlo V and Clemente VII.
  7. He escapes a Venice, where is sent to honour the Doge.
  8. He returns from Vence, to help defend Florence.
  9. He receives other commissions from Pope Paul III.
  10. Pope Giulio III has Michelangelo sit nexet to him with the Cardinals standing.
  11. Emperor Charles V stands up to honor him.
  12. Prince Francesco of the Medicis offers his own chair to Michelangelo.
  13. The enormous task of St. Peter's awaits him.
  14. He continues working under Popes Paul IV and Pious IV.
  15. Michelangelo dies on February 18, 1564.
  16. His remains are brought to Florence and there in a funeral service in San. Lorenzo in July.
  17. The tomb in S. Croce is made bY Giorgio Vasari.
  18. He always lived a solitary and simple life.
  19. He is revered, for his great fame, by the most cultured aristocrary.
  20. He was the supreme maestro for architects, painters and sculptors.
  21. Poetry was also an inspiring goddess fom him.
  22. Poetry added a fourth crown to his virtues.
  23. Lead by Fame, Michelangelo ascends toward immortality. - Chests from the XVI and following centuries, kneeling-stool, table, baluster.

Large Room in The Castle
Old reproductions of Michelangelo's work:

1. Bust of Brutus - Bargello Museum - Florence
2. Tondo Taddeo Taddei - Royal Academy - London
3. Madonna of Bruges - Bruges - Belgium
4. Pietà Rondanini - Sforzesco Castle - Milan
5. Dying Slave - Louvre - Paris
6. Rebellious Slave - Louvre - Paris
7. Bearded Slave - Accademia Gallery - Florence
8. Risen Christ - Santa Maria sopra Minerva - Roma

Medium Room

1. Tondo Pitti - Bargello Museum - Florence - (old copy)
2. "Young bull" by Georg Ehrlich (England) - Bronze
3. "Abastract Sculpture" by K Jonston (Ireland) - wood
4. "Woman's Head" by Bruno Innocenti - Terracotta.
5. "Woman's Head" by Alberto Sparapani - terracotta
6. Fragments of the fresco from the old Rocca fortress

Small Room (dedicated to Giovanni Santini)

1. "Lying figures" by Quinto Martini - stonepietra
2. "Multiform sculpture" by Mauro of Scovola - wood
3. "Forms" by Ivo Giubbilei - bronze
4. Portrait of G. Santini
5. Portrait of his second wife, Adriana Conforti
6. Istruments bought by Santini for the observatory of Padova (photo)

Upper Courtiard of the Castle Sculpture Outside:

1. "The united family" Cecco Buonanotte - marble and copper
2. "Nude pregnant woman" Josep M. Viladomat (Spain) - bronze
3. "Shot at a pole"Enzo Scatragli - bronze
4. "Prisoner" Jorio Vivarelli - bronze
5. "Madonna With Child" Antonio Berti - bronze
6. "Saul" Marcello Tommasi - bronze

Lover Courtyard

• Monumento to Buonarroti - bronze, by Arnaldo Zocchi (inveiled in 1911)

Clusini Palace

• Coatlicue by Jorge Gonzales Camarena
• Pictorial works
• Old Castle bell (1561)
• Venetian forniture from the 1700s

Church of St John the Baptist - (Where Michelangelo was baptized on March 8, 1475)

• San Giovannino, (young St. john), copy of Raffaello, oil on wooden board, XVI cent.
• Baptismal fount in marble, XIV cent.
• Tabernacle in sandstone, XV cent.

Opening hours

1 June - 30 September

(Week-days) 9,30 - 18,30

(prefestivi e festivi) 9,30 - 19,30

1 August - 31 August (every days)

9,30 - 19,30

1 October - 31 October

(Week-days) 10,30 - 17,30

(prefestivi e festivi) 10,30 - 18,30

1 November - 31 March

(Week-days)11,00 - 17,00

(prefestivi e festivi) 11,00 - 18,00

1 April- 31 May

(Week-days)10,30 - 17,30

(prefestivi e festivi) 10,30 - 18,30

(closed monday)

Tickets

• Intero €. 3,00
• Ridotto €. 2,50 - per comitive oltre le 15 unità
• Ridotto €. 2,00 - per ragazzi dai 7 ai 14 anni e gruppi di studenti in visita di istruzione
• Ingresso Gratuito - per bambini fino ai 6 anni e per i residenti nel Comune di Caprese Michelangelo