Museo Mario Romoli

About

Set in the beautiful Tuscan countryside of Rufina, the Renaissance Villa of Poggio Reale now houses a museum dedicated to the twentieth century Florentine artist Mario Romoli. Known for his important public pieces such as the mural painting in the station of Santa Maria Novella in Florence (1936), and the large fresco in Piazza della Calza Porta Romana, Romoli also produced many paintings and drawings ranging from Tuscan landscapes and portraits to the highly symbolic. With his fiercely uncompromising and polemical character, Romoli often lashed out at his critics and the laws that were increasingly dominating the market. He was passionate of the multiple expressions of man's intelligence and creativity, from art and literature to philosophy and science, forever attracted by the mysteries of the universe. This humanistic vision produced technological inventions also documented in the museum. As of 2013, with the opening of this museum, the public can now get to know and appreciate the works of this Tuscan master.

At a glance

• Typical visit: about 30 minutes