Mostra "Abitare il Rinascimento" - Palazzo delle Papesse

The exhibition, set up in the Renaissance residence of Caterina Piccolomini, brings together over eighty works dedicated to Sienese domestic art from the 15th and 16th centuries: cassoni, spalliere, lettucci, bed headboards, fabrics and furnishings. These are objects now scattered across Italian and foreign museums, often decontextualized and perceived as simple wall paintings. The display aims to reconstruct the original domestic environment, restoring the objects to their functional use, and to retrace the work of Sienese artists and workshops — including Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Benvenuto di Giovanni, Bernardino Fungai, Girolamo del Pacchia, Domenico Beccafumi and il Brescianino. The works come from loans from important Italian and foreign institutions and from private collections. Produced by Opera Laboratori and Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena, it is curated by Laura Bonelli and Marilena Caciorgna, with a catalogue by Sillabe.