National Museum of San Matteo

Painted crosses among the gold-ground panels of the 12th and 13th centuries, Simone Martini's Saint Catherine polyptych, Masaccio's Saint Paul, Donatello's gilded bronze reliquary bust of San Rossore, marble sculpture by Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, and Islamic ceramics from the 10th to the 13th century. from its own pages ↗

The Museum, housed in the ancient convent of San Matteo, presents the artistic history of Pisa from the 12th to the 17th century, with works by Pisan, Tuscan and other artists produced for churches and other religious buildings. It displays one of the most important collections in Europe of medieval art, including an exceptional collection of Islamic ceramics, as well as archaeological finds and a rich numismatic series. Also of enormous importance are the works of the main masters of the fifteenth century, from Masaccio to Donatello.

Translation · original in Italian

Il Museo, con sede nell’antico convento di San Matteo, presenta la storia artistica di Pisa dal XII al XVII secolo, con opere di artisti pisani, toscani e di altra provenienza prodotte per chiese e altri edifici religiosi. Espone una delle collezioni più importanti in Europa di arte medievale, compresa un’eccezionale raccolta di ceramiche islamiche, oltre a reperti archeologici e una ricca serie numismatica. Di enorme rilievo anche le opere dei principali maestri del Quattrocento, da Masaccio a Donatello.