Museo Statale di Palazzo Taglieschi

The State Museum of Palazzo Taglieschi in Anghiari presents the art and material culture of the upper Tiber valley in a Renaissance palazzo.

Why it matters

The museum treats the Alta Valle del Tevere as a shared cultural region, bringing together religious art, domestic objects, weapons and popular devotion. Palazzo Taglieschi, built from medieval houses in Anghiari's oldest quarter, gives the collection an architectural setting connected to the area it represents.

What to notice

A central work is Jacopo della Quercia's Madonna and Child, dated 1420. Other holdings include detached medieval frescoes, sculpture in the Robbia tradition, paintings by artists including Sogliani and Rosselli, and decorated weapons associated with Anghiari. The museum also preserves a table organ from the first half of the sixteenth century, described by local sources as still functional, along with ex-votos and objects of popular devotion.

Context and history

Anghiari came under Florentine control in the fifteenth century and became a crossroads for artists and goods moving through the Tiber valley. The museum's state collection was assembled to document the region's arts and popular traditions. Its holdings include objects from valley churches and palaces and reflect the area's religious, domestic and military history.