Bee W.
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Wonderful experience at the Gallery. Very high quality, well-presented set of (mostly religious, pre-XVIIth century) works. The works are presented in a coherent chronological fashion, and put in their historical and artistic context (who influenced whom etc.) without drowning the visitor. Explanations are available in both Italian and English. Do make sure you make the most of the screens available in many rooms, where you can find out more about specific works in a very didactic, visual fashion, and see details you would probably never had noticed otherwise! Special mention for the recording of the tiny piece of music at the bottom of one of the paintings! What a great idea! Make sure you have at least 90 min to visit the gallery - we stayed about 150 min!
Suggestion to the gallery: since most of the saints appear again and again, perhaps a short presentation of the most frequently occurring ones (for instance at the start of the journey through the Gallery), alongside perhaps one of their representations, and possibly a mention of their symbol(s), would help them "come to life" even more.
Highly recommended visit!