Pisa - Museo delle Sinopie

 
On the south side of the Piazza del Duomo in Pisa, housed in a former hospice, is the Museo delle Sinópie (opened 1979). During the restoration of the Camposanto a large number of these preliminary sketches for frescoes (sinópie) were discovered, and these are now displayed in the museum. These sketches were the artist's most important contribution to a fresco, specifying as they did every detail of a composition; thereafter the actual execution of the fresco was often left to pupils or assistants. In the museum the sinópie are shown in conjunction with reproductions of the corresponding frescoes.

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Address: Museo delle Sinopie, Piazza del Duomo, I-56100 Pisa, Italy
Hours:
July 1 to August 31: 8am-7:40pm
September 1 to June 30: 9am-4:40pm
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.

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