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Museo Civico di Viterbo

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The museum is housed in the former convent contiguous to the Chiesa di S. Maria della Verità. In the cloister there are many sarcophagi, funerary cippi and fragments of tombstones. On the ground level, two rooms exhibit various Etruscan and Roman archeological remains. On the first floor, there is a picture-gallery with famous works, such as "La Pietà" and "La Flagellazione" by Sebastiano del Piombo (1485-1547), "Presepe e Madonna col Bambino" by Antonio del Massaro (1478-1509) and "Incredulità di S. Tommaso" by Salvator Rosa (1615-1673); frescoes of the 14th and 15th century coming from Viterbese churches and palaces, sculptures, prints of the models of the Macchina di S. Rosa (see Museo della Macchina di S. Rosa) and other items.