Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Galletti
The Madonna dei Galletti is a Baroque Catholic church that stands on a site once linked to the medieval gate San Salvatore in Porta Aurea, one of Pisa’s ancient city walls. Its current façade, added in 1757, was built from designs by Ignazio Pellegrini, marking a late-Baroque refinement of the exterior. Inside, the gilded wooden ceiling dates to 1642 and is attributed to Del Norcia, while the canvases adorning the space are linked to artists such as Jacopo Vignali, Cecco Bravo, Lorenzo Lippi, and Francesco Curradi. The church takes its name from a frescoed Madonna and Child—believed to be by Taddeo di Bartolo—that was discovered in a biscuit box in 1640 and now resides on the main altar. …
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