Castelvecchio Museum

Castelvecchio Museum is a museum in Verona, northern Italy, located in the eponymous medieval castle. Restoration by the architect Carlo Scarpa between 1959 and 1973 has enhanced the appearance of the building and exhibits. Scarpa's architectural style is visible in the details for doorways, staircases, furnishings, and even fixtures designed to hold a specific piece of artwork. The renovation carefully balanced new and old, revealing the history of the original building where appropriate. Unusual at the time, this approach has now become a common approach to renovation.

Collection

The museum displays a collection of sculpture, statues, paintings, ancient weapons, ceramics, gold works, miniatures and some old bells.
Sculptures, mostly from the Romanesque period of Verona, include:
File:Paolo Monti - Servizio fotografico - BEIC 6361670.jpg|thumb|"The Crucifix and the Weepers". Photo by Paolo Monti, 1961.

Sepulchre of the Sts. Sergius and Bacchus, basrelief from 1179.
"Crucifix", a 14th-century tuff work by the so-called Master of Sant'Anastasia, from the church of San Giacomo in Tomba.
"St. Cecilia and Catherina", from the same Master of St. Anastasia.
Equestrian statue of Cangrande I della Scala, coming from complex of the Scaliger Tombs.

Paintings include:

Madonna of the Quail by Pisanello
Madonna of the Rose Garden by Stefano da Verona or Michelino da Besozzo
Crucifixion and Madonna dell'Umiltà by Jacopo Bellini
Madonna with Child by Gentile Bellini
Madonna of the Oak by Girolamo dai Libri
Holy Family by Andrea Mantegna

There are also numerous paintings and frescoes from the 14th century.

2015 Theft and Recovery

In November 2015, seventeen Old Master paintings, including works by Rubens, Tintoretto and Mantegna, were stolen in an armed robbery. Ukrainian border guards recovered all of the works in May 2016 near Odesa; they were returned to Verona in December 2016.