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Room VII | Tesoro della Cattedrale

 
Sala VII: Il Tesoro della Cattedrale
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Liturgical objects such as gold, silver, chalices, cruets and reliquaries, are used in the celebration of the Eucharist and in the ritual tied to the cult of the saints. They are signs of the earthly home of the Church. The preciousness of the materials and the elegance of the craftsmanship testify to the high technical expertise reached by the silversmiths in the XVIII century, especially the Romans. The Reliquario di San Crescentino, patron saint of Urbino, is a piece dating to the baroque period. It was used in the past during the holiday procession celebrating the patron saint's day.

The medals and commemorative coins make up an atlas of the pontificate of Clement XI, commemorating the most important events.

There are also paintings telling the story of the artistic climate in the XVII century, in which the work of Girolamo Cialdieri (1593-1646) and his workshop is exemplary. This painter makes use of the baroque style by taking example from the Veronese artist Claudio Ridolfi (1570- about 1644) bringing the Venetian colors to Urbino.

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