Gallery sights in Padua
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Scoletta del Santo
The Scoletta del Santo has a series of works by various authors on the life of St Anthony. The three by a young Titian (done in 1510-11) stand out, partly because they depict the saint's activities in the background and other events in the foreground. Take for example a classic theme: Il marito geloso pugnala la moglie (The Jealous Husband Stabs his Wife). The vicious act takes precedence over the saint's intervention.
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Musei Civici Agli Eremitani
A converted monastery houses on the ground floor artefacts dating from Padua’s pre-Roman history, and, upstairs, notable 14th- to 18th-century works by Veneto artists from Bellini to Canova. The showstopper is a crucifix by Giotto, showing a heartbroken Mary wringing her hands as Jesus’s blood drips through the rocky earth, right into the empty eye sockets of a human skull.
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Palazzo Zuckermann
Home to the Museo d’Arti Applicate e Decorative decorative-arts museum, covering flatware to fashion on the ground and 1st floors, and the 2nd-floor Museo Bottacin, a treasury of finely worked ancient coins, pistols and knives, and medals and badges of dishonour.
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