Museo Nacional de Escultura, Valladolid

National Museum of Sculpture

Museo Nacional de Escultura
Main facade of theColegio de San Gregorio
Established	1842
Location	Colegio de San Gregorio,Valladolid,Spain
Coordinates	41°39′36″N4°43′12″W
Type	Art museum,sculptural museum,Historic site
Visitors	145.606 (2012)
Director	María Bolaños Atienza
Website	Official website
Spanish Cultural Heritage
Official name	Museo Nacional de Escultura
Type	Non-movable
Criteria	Monument
Designated	1962
Reference no.	RI-51-0001422

TheNational Museum of Sculpture(Spanish:Museo Nacional de Escultura) is anart museuminValladolid,Spain, devoted to sculpture. It is one of the National Museums of Spain and it is attached to theMinistry of Culture.

It has an extensive sculptural collection ranging from theMiddle Agesto the 19th century. The collections come mostly from churches and monasteries in theRegion of Castile,whose pieces of religious art were confiscated by the State in 1836, by order of Minister of FinanceMendizábal.Other parts of the collections come from particular donations, deposits or acquisitions by the State.

The museum was founded as the Provincial Museum of Fine Arts on 4 October 1842. It had its first headquarters at thePalacio de Santa Cruz.On 29 April 1933 it was moved to theColegio de San Gregorio.Other current seats are in the 16th-centuryPalacio de VillenaandPalacio del Conde de Gondomar.

The museum houses works from the 13th to 19th centuries, executed mostly in theCentral Spain,and also in other regions historically connected to Spain (Italy, Flanders, Southern America). Artworks include, among the others, aRaising of the CrossbyFrancisco del Rincon,I Thirst,andThe Way of CalvaryGregorio Fernández,Adoration of the MagibyAlonso Berruguete,Lamentation of ChristbyJuan de Juni,Penitent MagdalenebyPedro de Menaor theHoly Sepulchreorpassage of the SleepersAlonso de Rozas.

During theHoly Week in Valladolidthe museum gives 104 images (distributed in the corresponding pasos) to the processions for the brotherhoods.

Gallery of paintings

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  Democritus and HeraclitusbyRubens,1603
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  Temptations of San Antonio AbadbyJan Brueghel(first half of the 17th century)
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  Saint Francisco and Saint Domingo in the refectorybyFelipe Gil de Mena(second half of the 17th century)

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  PitybyPedro Berruguete,1480
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  Joanna of Castile,likely by Jacob van Lathem, over 1500
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  CalvarybyAntonio Moro,1573
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  The annunciation of MarybyGregorio Martínez,1596
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  Still LifebyLuis Egidio Meléndez,1765
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  Allegory of the Immaculate VirginbyJuan de Roelas,1616
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  Presentation of the Child in the templebyDiego Valentín Díaz,1650
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  St. Anthony of PaduabyThomas Willeboirts Bosschaert,over 1650

Gallery of sculptures

Medieval sculptures

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  The Virgin with the child,anonymous, Castilian workshop, finally of the 13th century.

15th century

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  Pity,anonymous (made in Germany), 1406-1415.
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  Funerary Portrait of Luis Pimentel y Pacheco,anonymous, Lion workshop, 15th century.
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  Altarpiece of the Virgin's life,anonymous, Antwerp workshop, over 1515.
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  Bust of emperorCharles,young,anonymous, Flemish workshop, over 1520.
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  Altarpiece of St. JeromebyJorge Inglés.

Renaissance

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  Holy familybyDiego Siloe
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  Virgin with childbyFelipe Bigarny
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  Sacrifice of IsaacbyAlonso Berruguete
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  Adoration of the MagibyAlonso Berruguete
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  DeathporGil de Ronza,1523.
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  San José with the childbyPedro López de Gámiz(finally of 16th century)
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  Old choir stalls under of the church of San Benito de Valladolid

Juan de Juni

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  St. Anthony of PaduabyJuan de Juni
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  The Holy BurialbyJuan de Juni
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  The Holy Burial(detail)
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  Saint John the BaptistbyJuan de Juni

Baroque

Gregorio Fernández

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  Gregorio Fernández:Saint Diego of Alcalá,1605.
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  Gregorio Fernández:Thirst i have,1612-1616.
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  Gregorio Fernández:Road to Calvary,1614.
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  Gregorio Fernández:Saint Sebastián,1615-1620.
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  Gregorio Fernández:The Sixth Anguish(1616-1617).
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  Gregorio Fernández:Lying Christ,1627.
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  Gregorio Fernández:Baptism of Christ,1630.
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  Gregorio Fernández:Saint Teresa of Jesus,1624.

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  The elevation of the CrossbyFrancisco del Rincón,1604.
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  Saint John the BaptistbyAlonso Cano,1634.
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  Reliquary Retables of San DiegobyBartolomé Carducho,1604-1606.
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  Saint EulaliabyLuis Salvador Carmona(half of 18th century).
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  Statue of the Duke of Lerma
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  Saint Francis of AssisibyFrancisco Salzillo,18th century.
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  Saint the Evangelistby Juan Martínez Montañés, 1638.
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  Magdalene penitentbyPedro de Mena,1663-1664.

See also

• Colegio de San Gregorio
• Museo de Escultura al Aire Libre de Alcalá de Henares

External links

• Official website
• Museo Nacional de EsculturawithinGoogle Arts & Culture
• Media related toNational Museum of Sculpture of Spainat Wikimedia Commons