Opus Tessellatum mosaic floor (1st century).

Fragment of the funerary stele of Ostiaia Gallenia (1st century BC).

Antonio Iovelella's contemporary interpretation of the funerary stele of Ostiala Gallenia.

5th century BC tomb of a man and his horse.

Tomb of the studded urns (8th-7th century BC; found in Padova in 1974).

Marble bust of Sileno (2nd century) ... deity associated with wine, viticulture, and drunkenness.

Mesopotamian statue of a Priest-King from the Uruk period; made from limestone (4th Millennium BC).

Roman lapidarium anastylosis (1st-2nd century; found in Piazza Cavour in Padova in 1877).

Memorial monument of Claudia Toreuma (1st century).

Funerary niche/aedicula of the Centurion Minucio Lorario (1st century BC).

Basalt statues of the Goddess Sekhmet ... 14th century BC; from Karnak (ancient Thebes).

Art against frescos from when the museum was a monastery.

Giovanni Bellini's "Portrait of a Young Senator" (15th century).

Giotto's "Crucifix;" 14th cent; one of only two surviving panel paintings from Scrovegni Chapel.

Guariento's "Host of Armoured Angels" (14th century).

"The birth of Adone" (top) and "The death of Erisittone" by Tiziano Vecellio (Titian).

Paolo Veronese's "Martyrdom of Saint Justina" (16th century).

Romanino's "Madonna & Child with Saints Benedict, Justina, Prosdocimo, & Scholastica" (16th century)

Giambattista Tiepolo's "St Patrick Bishop of Ireland" (18th century).

Antonio Canova's "Stele Giustiniani" (18th century).

Pietro Longhi's "Geography Lesson" (18th century).

Fresco cycle; Stories of Christ from the convent of the Church of Saints Philip & James @ Eremitani.

King David ordering Joab, the "King's men," and the Israelite army to fight against the Ammonites.

Padova: Musei Civici degli Eremitani

April 23 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F

Not unlike Bologna — and other Italian cities — Padova has a collection of civic museums. Having already visited the Palazzo della Ragione this morning, after lunch we headed to the Eremitani Civic Museums … just a short walk from the restaurant.

Housed in the former convent of the Eremitani, there are two museums here … the Archaeological Museum and the Museum of Medieval and Modern Art.

The Archaeological Museum exhibits a collection of artifacts from the Paleovenetian to the Roman periods … the purpose being to document life in the countryside of ancient Padova. There is also a section dedicated to Egyptian artifacts … donated by Giovan Battista Belzoni, a Padovano explorer and pioneer archeologist.

The Museum of Medieval and Modern Art — modern being relative, of course — is a gallery that has a collection of over 3,000 works by great masters of Italian painting … only a quarter of which are exhibited at any given time. The collection also includes sculptures, architectural fragments, frescos, altarpieces, the cross painted by Giotto for the Scrovegni Chapel, and more.

As has become our habit, Mui and I wandered through the museum complex and searched out the items highlighted in the brochure/map we were given on entry. We completed our mission in about an hour. Mui then left to return to the apartment while I remained behind for a leisurely study of the items on exhibit.

It was 4:30p when I left the museum to stroll through the Arena Romana … an ancient amphitheater from about 70 AD … now a public park. My stroll took me through the grounds and out to the Giardini dell’Arena at the other end. As peaceful as the Arena Romana was, the garden was a hub-bub of activity, the café on the premises was doing brisk business and those who had not been able to grab a table, were enjoying picnics on the grass.

Exiting the gardens, the apartment was just a short walk away. Time to rest up before our evening plans take us back out again.Read more