The Revoltella Museum ( Italian : Museo Revoltella ) is a modern art gallery founded in Trieste , Italy, in 1872 by Baron Pasquale Revoltella . The baron, after he left his house to the city (located in Piazza Venezia) and all the works, furniture and books it contained.
4-485: The main building, designed by Friedrich Hitzig , was built in 1858. In order to expand the original collection in 1907 the city acquired the Brunner palace located nearby. However, this building was only put to full use in 1963, following a reconstruction by Carlo Scarpa . The museum today is composed of three buildings with a total exhibition area of 4,000 square meters and the main entrance from Via Diaz. In addition to
8-581: The Jewish Itzig family , and who later converted to Lutheranism . He was a student of Karl Friedrich Schinkel . After getting his diploma in 1835 he founded an architectural practice in Berlin. In 1855 Hitzig became a member of the Prussian Academy of Arts . In 1868 he became senator and in 1875 president of the academy. In 1880 he was elected department head for building construction of
12-451: The second half of the 20th century. Notable Italian and European artists whose works are exhibited in the gallery include: 45°38′49″N 13°45′47″E / 45.64694°N 13.76306°E / 45.64694; 13.76306 Friedrich Hitzig Georg Friedrich Heinrich Hitzig (8 November 1811, in Berlin – 11 October 1881, in Berlin ) was a German architect, born into
16-523: The works bequeathed by baron Revoltella, the city also acquired additional artworks over the years. On permanent display today are about 350 paintings and sculptures. The Brunner palace host works of Italian authors of the second half of the 19th century (third floor), the works acquired in the early decades of the 20th century (fourth floor), the works of artists from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region (fifth floor) and national (sixth floor) in
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