Gallery sights in Bari
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Pinacoteca Provinciale
Behind the impressive neoclassical façade of the Palazzo della Provincia, you'll find the Pinacoteca Provinciale. The collection focuses firmly on southern Italian artists and the works span centuries. Pieces include fragments of 11th-century sculpture blown off churches during WWII, 13th-century icons and 15th-century Venetian altarpieces, huge canvases from the 17th- and 18th-century Neapolitan school, and a few 19th-century pieces.
In all, there are 16 rooms to wander through, but, although the collection is comprehensive in its local coverage, there are really only a few pieces that will wow an art lover. Stand-out works include Bartolomeo Vivarini's (c 1440-1499) lu…
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Gipsoteca
The Castello Svevo houses the Gipsoteca (included with admission to castle), a permanent gallery that features plaster copies of Romanesque monumental sculpture between the 12th and 13th centuries. It includes a copy of Bishop Elias' Throne from the Basilica di San Nicola, slabs and capitals from the cathedral of Bitonto, bias reliefs of Trani's bronze doors and the ambo and Bishop's throne from the sanctuary of Monte Sant'Angelo.
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