Museo Diocesano d’Arte Sacra di Lecce

The Museo Diocesano di Lecce preserves the main works of sacred art from Lecce. Housed in the Palazzo del Seminario, in Piazza Duomo, the museum collects not only paintings and sculptures, but also silverware and liturgical vestments that document the artistic journey of the Diocese.\n\nParticularly interesting are the references to the city that testify to the role played by the Church in the life of the believing community.\n\nThe paintings span a period from the late 1400s to the late 1700s. Striking is the altar painting with the testimony of the faith of Saint Ursula by Paolo Finoglio and the work “Pasce oves meas” probably by Nicolas Poussin.\n\nInteresting are the sculptures and silverware from the liturgical treasure of the Cathedral of Lecce, in particular the extraordinary Tronetto by the silversmith Gaetano Starace.