In the Palazzo Affaitati (16th Century) has its seat the pictures' gallery of the Civic Museum Ala Ponzone. Built century after century starting from the 16th Century, mainly with the collections of the Ponzone family it was definitely destined to the public use with the legacy left by the Marquess Giuseppe Sigismondo Ala Ponzone in 1842.
The section dedicated to the Middle Ages and to the 15th Century, with sculptures, torn frescos, and a wide selection of works of Bembo family is hosted in the first room. The gallery of Cremona's paintings dating back to the 16th Century offers a complete anthology of the painters who testify with their work the passage from the 15th century tradition to the modern style (Boccaccino, Pedro Fernandez, Aleni e Galeazzo Campi) and the introduction of a new Renaissance spirit through the works of Camillo Boccaccino, Gian Francesco Bembo and Campi family, who anticipated the naturalistic sensibility which will be then interpreted by Caravaggio, now portrayed in the famous painting San Francesco in meditazione.
Ritratto di Sigismondo Ponzone by GardaMuseiAssociazione culturale GardaMusei
Felice Boselli-Carni macellate, pollame e bevitore by GardaMuseiAssociazione culturale GardaMusei
Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp portraits of a lady and a gentleman 01 by GardaMuseiAssociazione culturale GardaMusei
The Room of San Domenico hosts a series of works coming form a demolished church and it demonstrates the Milan contributions in local culture of the 17th century (Cerano, Nuvolone, Procaccini).
The following rooms are dedicated to Cremona's still life (in this room, moreover, is exhibited the famous painting by Giuseppe Arcimboldi "L'ortolano"), to the portrays of the Ponzone Family and to some examples of the painting of the 17th (Genovesino), 18th and 19th Century with the arrival of Neoclassicism (Diotti) and of Romanticism (Piccio).
Diotti Giuseppe - Conte Ugolino della Gherardesca con i figli nella torre della fame by GardaMuseiAssociazione culturale GardaMusei
The last two rooms host a selection of applied arts (chinaware, potteries and majolica, ivory objects, enamels). At the second floor the visitor can find the seat of the section dedicated to Cremona iconography, with works related to the history of the town and to its painting representation. The next rooms of the floor offer a general overview on Lombardy and Cremona painting of the 19th Century (Gorra, Colombi Borde) and of the 20th Century (Vittori, Rizzi).
Antonio Mancini - La modellina pittrice by GardaMuseiAssociazione culturale GardaMusei
Giacomo Bertesi-Crocifissione by GardaMuseiAssociazione culturale GardaMusei
Jacopo Ferrari-Raccolta della manna by GardaMuseiAssociazione culturale GardaMusei
