BARGELLO MUSEUM

formally National Museum of the Bargello, Italian Museo Nazionale del Bargello art museum housed in the Palazzo del Bargello (or del Podest), Florence, Italy, which dates from the 13th and 14th centuries. The museum was established in 1865 and is especially famous for its collection of Renaissance sculpture, including works by Donatello, Michelangelo, Antonio del Pollaiuolo, Jacopo Sansovino, and Andrea del Verrocchio. There is also a collection of some decorative arts, with displays of ivories, bronzes, majolica, medals, textiles, arms, and armour. The collection includes works by Luca Della Robbia and Benvenuto Cellini.