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SANSEPOLCRO
Of Roman orogins, Sansepolcro is a fascinating art city with
Renaissance palaces and houses, in a beautiful natural landscape.
It is famous for being the hometown of Piero della Francesca, but
it is also the hometown of many other important artists in the 15th
century. In the Museo Civico you find several works by Piero della
Francesca, among which it is worth to mention the fresco of the
Resurrection and the Polyptych of the Mercy.
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life and work of Piero della Francesca are the origins of the Palio
della Balestra, celebrated every year in Piazza Torre di Berta, where
the actors of the historical procession wear Renaissance costumes
inspired by the works of the Maestro. The monumental palaces of Sansepolcro,
from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, are all set along the Via
XX Settembre which ends near the Porta Fiorentina, the main gate of
the well-preserved boundary wall. Among the precious buildings you
should stop at the Home of Piero della Francesca, which the artists
probably built and where you today find Centre for the studying of
Piero della francesca. Also visit the Duomo of Sansepolcro, rebuilt
in the 14th century on the ruins of a another building from the 11th
century and modified several times between the 12th and the 16th century.
The façade was completely transformed between 1936 and 1945
and features the original forms of the façade. Inside the Duomo
there are a wooden crucifix from the 12th century, known as the Volto
Santo (the Holy Face), and a Crucifixion by Bartolomeo della Gatta.
Also see the Chiesa di San Francesco, built in the 13th century in
a Gothic style and embellished with a Franciscan cloister, and the
Chiesa di Santa Chiara, recently restructured and now featuring an
Auditorium. The Medicean fortress, rebuilt on the ruins of a building
from the 14th century, is a nice example of military architecture
from the 16th century. It can only be seen from the outside as it
belongs to a private family.
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