Castello Sforzesco Museum

I finally made it to the museums at the Castello Sforzesco yesterday. I will have to go back again, though, because the three hours I spent wasn't enough to see all the different parts of the museum. I spent my time in the sculpture gallery and the decorative arts gallery.



The highlight of the sculpture gallery is Michelangelo's unfinished pieta. It's set aside in its own display area, so you can take it in alone. The pose is interesting, not a typical pieta. Michelangelo changed the pose after half-finishing the sculpture, so there's a duplicate arm that is still in place.



The galleries, being in the rooms of the castle itself, also have a lot "ambient" decoration, decorative frescoes, particularly. This includes stuff by da Vinci. This sketch is in a large room, where da Vinci did the original work, but the bulk of the ceiling was retouched later in a sort of garish way. The walls, however, bear some original sketches.



I also spent some time in the decorative arts gallery. This glass is for the original Sforza family, made in part in Murano.



Anyway, it was a pretty cool trip to the museum, and really, I think I will have to go back again some day. Perhaps on a Friday afternoon, when it's free...