Gipsoteca di Arte Antica
The Gipsoteca di Arte Antica is housed in the church of San Paolo all’Orto, a quiet setting within Pisa’s university museum system. This collection, among Italy’s early efforts in plaster casts, began in 1887 at the initiative of Gherardo Ghirardini, and today its pale sculptures and reliefs are permanently exhibited inside the church, which is closed to worship. The site also encompasses the Antiquarium and the Paletnologiche Collections, connecting classical plaster studies to broader antique and ethnographic holdings. Built as a student-focused repository, the gipsoteca links Pisa’s ancient sculpture tradition to the modern university’s curatorial program. …
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