The Pinacoteca houses the important Tomè and Sanna art collections, the latter kept until recently in the storerooms of the “G. A. Sanna” National Archaeological Museum, along with works of various provenance, including the ten contemporary art works acquired through the Panicali Battaglia donation. Its artistic heritage, consisting of more than 490 paintings, sculptures and artifacts spanning from the Middle Ages to the mid-20th century, documents various local, Italian and European schools and artists from the late 14th century onward. Highlights include a triptych attributed to the Florentine Mariotto di Nardo (news 1394-1424), panels by the so-called Master of Ozieri (mid-16th century), and Magdalene by the Neapolitan Andrea Vaccaro (1604-1670). The most significant works, however, are those by Sardinian artists of the 19th and early 20th centuries (Giovanni Marghinotti, of whom the Pinacoteca has the largest collection in Sardinia, Antonio Ballero, Filippo Figari, Giuseppe Biasi, Carmelo Floris, Pietro Antonio Manca, Mario Delitala, Stanis Dessy, Eugenio Tavolara), and the collection of graphic works by Giuseppe Biasi and Stanis Dessy. Currently, pending the completion of further necessary restoration work, the Pinacoteca displays only a selection of works from the 17th and 18th centuries, divided by chronology and thematic areas; however, it is possible to view the most significant works by visiting the museum institute’s website. The entrance for the disabled is from Canopolo Street.
