Palazzo de' Rossi - Collezioni del Novecento

Palazzo de' Rossi houses the Collezioni del Novecento, devoted to twentieth-century art connected with Pistoia. Its historic interiors bring modern painting and sculpture into a residence largely shaped in the eighteenth century.

Why it matters

The collection joins works from Fondazione Caript and Intesa Sanpaolo. It places individual Pistoiese artists within a broader account of changing artistic languages, from early twentieth-century painting through post-war and contemporary work.

What to notice

Galileo Chini's self-portrait and Andrea Lippi's Scioperanti offer contrasting images of the early century. Eloisa Pacini Michelucci's still life includes the magazine Formes, while Marino Marini's Pomona brings sculpture into the collection. Fernando Melani, Mario Nigro, Umberto Buscioni and Roberto Barni represent further strands. The courtyard's terracotta Grandonio belongs to a different register: the legendary ancestry associated with the de' Rossi family.

Context and history

Successive building campaigns gave the palace much of its present form during the later eighteenth century. Early nineteenth-century painters decorated its interiors. The modern collections were reinstalled in 2018, connecting the palace's residential history with the preservation and interpretation of art made in and around Pistoia.