La raccolta dei quadri composta da oltre 200 dipinti venne destinata al Convento dei Cappuccini di Voltaggio verso fine Ottocento per volontà di Padre Pietro Repetto che aveva radunato questo notevole patrimonio artistico, in poco meno di un trentennio, nel Convento di Santa Caterina a Genova.The collection with more than 200 paintings was transferred from the Convent of St. Catherine of Genoa to the Capuchins’ Monastery of Voltaggio during the late nineteenth century by Father Pietro Repetto’s will, who assembled this remarkable artistic heritage in less than thirty years. The collection began around 1870 thanks to religious congregations, government decrees, museums, libraries and family donations. An important support was also given by the Duchess of Galliera Maria Brignole Sale.