Salvatore Romano Foundation in the Cenacolo of Santo Spirito

The museum is housed in the former Cenacolo (Refectory) of the Santo Spirito Convent (entrance on the left side of the façade).

This evocative setting, adorned with 14th-century frescoes, houses the collection of Salvatore Romano, an antiquarian originally from Campania who lived and worked in Florence.

The works were selected according to their intended purpose and arranged in the Refectory by the antiquarian himself, in return for the City Council’s commitment to guarantee their permanent preservation.: We therefore find numerous sculptures, ranging from the pre-Romanesque to the Renaissance, donated by Salvatore Romano, amongst which works by Tino di Camaino and Donatello and his workshop stand out.

Amongst the frescoes, the Crucifixion and The Last Supper by Andrea Orcagna stand out; it is one of the many frescoes in Florence that adorn the refectories of the city’s principal religious orders, in this case the Augustinians.