Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna

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4 expert reviews

“The city's main art gallery has a powerful collection of works by Bolognese artists from the 14th century onwards.”

– Lonely Planet

Concierge Concierge
"Features a heavyweight collection of paintings of the Bolognese and Emilian schools from the 14th century to the present."
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Highlights include Raphael's exquisite Ecstasy of Santa Cecilia and Reni's gloriously camp Samson Victorious.
Fodor's Fodor's
"Bologna's principal art gallery contains many works by the immortals of Italian painting spanning the 13th to the 19th centuries." Full review
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Its prize possession is the famous Ecstasy of St. Cecilia by Raphael (1483–1520)
Frommer's Frommer's
"In the late 18th century, the former St. Ignatius monastery began to house altar pieces and other works gathered from religious institutions." Full review