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possession of a primitive, eter-
nal landscape. Other works by
Piero are displayed in the same
room, notably the
Madonna
della Misericordia
(1462).
Sansepolcro is home to a
number of other major works.
Chief among these are Luca
Signorelli's 15th-century
Crucifixion
(also in the Museo
Civico) and Rosso Fiorentino's
Mannerist
Deposition
in
San
Lorenzo
church.
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Museo Civico
Via Aggiunti 65.
Tel
0575 73 22
18.
Oct-May: 9:30am-1pm,
2:30-6pm daily; Jun-Sep:
9am-1:30pm, 2:30-7:30pm daily.
¢
#
Anghiari, a typical medieval walled town
the Renaissance. Today, this
historic little town sits peace-
fully amid fields of tobacco, a
traditional crop of the upper
valley of the river Tevere
(Tiber), which rises nearby on
the slopes of Monte Fumaiolo.
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Santa Maria delle Grazie
Propositura.
1 Jan, 25 Dec.
&
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(partial).
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The town's main church, dating
to the 18th century, contains a
High Altar and tabernacle
from the della Robbia work-
shops. There is also a 15th-
century
Madonna and Child
painted by Matteo di Giovanni.
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daily.
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San Lorenzo
Via Santa Croce.
Tel
0575 74 05 36.
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10am-1pm, 3-6pm daily.
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Anghiari
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Road map
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Museo dell'Alta Valle del
Tevere
Piazza Mameli 16.
Tel
0575 78 80 01.
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Via Matteotti 103 (0575 74 92
79).
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Wed.
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Museo della Misericordia
Via Francesco Nenci 13.
Tel
0575
78 95 77.
8:30am-7pm Tue-Sat, 9am-1pm
Sun.
The Battle of Anghiari, be-
tween Florence and Milan in
1440, was to have been the
subject of a fresco by Leonardo
in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio.
It was never painted - one of
the greatest “lost” works of
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Several major works, such as
Jacopo della Quercia's fine
wooden
Madonna
(1420),
can be seen here. There are
also displays of locally made
furniture and toys.
¢
1 Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec.
by appointment.
The Misericordia, a charitable
organization, was founded in
the 13th century to look after
ailing pilgrims on their way
to Rome. Today it operates
Tuscany's efficient ambulance
service
(see p301)
. This small
museum records their work.
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Monterchi
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Arezzo.
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Sun.
The cemetery chapel at
Monterchi was the site chosen
in 1460 by Piero della Fran-
cesca for his
Madonna del
Parto
(Pregnant Madonna)
(see
p28),
possibly because his
mother may be buried here.
The recently restored fresco is
now in the
Museo Madonna
del Parto
. A work of haunting
ambiguity, it simultaneously
captures the Virgin's pride
in the impending birth, the
weariness of pregnancy and
the sorrow borne of knowing
that her child will be no
ordinary man.
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Museo Madonna del Parto
Via Reglia 1.
Tel
0575 707 13.
9am-1pm, 2-7pm daily (to 5pm Nov-
Mar).
#
¢
25 Dec.
&
7
(partial).
The Resurrection
(1463) by Piero della Francesca in Sansepolcro
