The Museo Nacional de San Carlos ( en, National Museum of San Carlos) is a Mexican national art museum devoted to European art, located in the Cuauhtémoc borough in

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

. The museum is housed in the Palace of the Count of Buenavista, a neoclassical building at Puente de Alvarado No. 50,

Colonia Tabacalera Colonia Tabacalera is a colonia or neighborhood in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, on the western border of the city's historic center. It was created in the late 19th century along with other nearby colonias such as Colonia San Rafael a ...

, Mexico City. It contains works by

Lucas Cranach the Elder Lucas Cranach the Elder (german: Lucas Cranach der Ältere ; – 16 October 1553) was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving. He was court painter to the Electors of Saxony for most of his career, and is know ...

, Parmigianino,

Frans Hals Frans Hals the Elder (, , ; – 26 August 1666) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, chiefly of individual and group portraits and of genre works, who lived and worked in Haarlem. Hals played an important role in the evolution of 17th-century group ...

Anthony van Dyck Sir Anthony van Dyck (, many variant spellings; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Brabantian Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Southern Netherlands and Italy. The seventh c ...

, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres,

Auguste Rodin François Auguste René Rodin (12 November 184017 November 1917) was a French sculptor, generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a uniqu ...

and other well-known European painters and sculptors.

The institution

The museum was founded in 1968 by the

Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura The Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL, en, National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature), located in the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, is the Mexican institution in charge of coordinating artistic and cultural ...

to house the collection of European art.

Directors

*1997 - 2004: Roxana Velásquez Martínez del Campo *... - 2011: Maria Fernanda Matos Moctezuma *2011 - ...: Carmen Gaitán

The collection

Paintings

File:François Boucher - Retrato de uma criança com chapéu.jpg, &François Boucher, ''Portrait of a child with a hat'', 18th century File:Koner Max Bublitz - Retrato do Imperador da Alemanha Guilherme II, 1904.jpg,

Max Koner Max Johann Bernhard Koner (17 July 1854, Berlin – 7 July 1900, Berlin) was a German portraitist. Biography From 1873 to 1878, he studied at the Prussian Academy of Arts under Eduard Daege, Anton von Werner and others. He spent som ...

, ''Portrait of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany'', 1904 File:Pieter de Kempener - As sete virtudes, c. 1550.jpg,

Pedro Campaña Pedro Campaña (1503–1586) was a Flemish painter of the Renaissance period, mainly active in Italy and Spain. His actual name was Pieter de Kempeneer, translated into French as Champaigne, and was also known as Peter van de Velde. Biograp ...

, ''The Seven Virtues'', ca. 1550 File:Alonso Cano - São João Evangelista dando a comunhão à Virgem.JPG,

Alonzo Cano Alonso Cano Almansa or Alonzo Cano (19 March 16013 September 1667) was a Spanish painter, architect, and sculptor born in Granada.Juan Carreño de Miranda Juan Carreño de Miranda (25 March 1614 — 3 October 1685) was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period. Biography Born in Avilés in Asturias, son of a painter with the same name, Juan Carreño de Miranda. His family moved to Madrid in 1623, ...

, ''Queen Mariana of Austria'', 1673 File:Piero di Cosimo (atribuição) - Retrato de menino.jpg, Attributed to Piero di Cosimo, ''Portrait of a boy'', ca. 1500 File:Piero di Cosimo (atribuição) - Virgem com o Menino e São João Batista.jpg, Attributed to Piero di Cosimo, ''The Virgin, child Jesus and John the Baptist'', ca. 1500 File:Lucas Cranach - Adão e Eva, 1530.jpeg,

, ''Adam and Eve'', 1530 File:Henri Decaisne - Odalisca.jpg,

Henri Decaisne Henri Decaisne (27 January 1799 – 17 October 1852) was a Belgian historical and portrait painter. Biography Decaisne was born at Brussels in 1799. As early as 1814 he began to study painting under François, and in 1818 upon the advice of Davi ...

, ''Odalisque'', first half of the 19th century File:Gaudenzio Ferrari - São Jerônimo.jpg, Gaudenzio Ferrari, ''Hieronymus'', first half of the 16th century File:Frans Hals - Retrato de um desconhecido, 1634.JPG,

, ''Unknown man'', 1634 File:Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres - O Infante São João Batista.jpg, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, ''The child Saint John the Baptist'', 19th century File:Federico de Madrazo - Dama de branco, 1859.jpg,

Federico de Madrazo Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (9 February 181510 June 1894) was a Spanish painter. Biography Born in Rome, he was the son of José de Madrazo y Agudo, the painter and former Director of the Prado Museum. Federico's grandfather on his mother side ...

, ''Woman in White'', 1859 File:Jean Massys (círculo) - Virgem com o Menino.jpg, Circle of

Jan Matsys Jan Massijs or Jan Matsys (c.1510 – 8 October 1575) was a Flemish Renaissance painter known for his history paintings, genre scenes and landscapes. He also gained a reputation as a painter of the female nude, which he painted with a sensua ...

, ''Madonna and Child'', 16th century File:Master Tiburtine raising Lazarus.JPG,

Master of the Tiburtine Sibyl The Master of the Tiburtine Sibyl ( fl. 1475–1495) was an unidentified Early Netherlandish painter, probably from Haarlem, named after ''The Tiburtine Sibyl meets Augustus'', a work in the Städel in Frankfurt. Identification The artist w ...

, ''The resurrection of Lazarus'', ca. 1480 File:Abraham Mignon - Natureza-morta.JPG, Abraham Mignon, ''Still life'', second half of the 17th century File:Parmigianino - Sagrada Família.jpg, Parmigianino, ''Holy Family'', first half of the 16th century File:Perugino - Virgem com o Menino coroada por anjos.jpg,

Pietro Perugino Pietro Perugino (, ; – 1523), born Pietro Vannucci, was an Italian Renaissance Painting, painter of the Umbrian school, who developed some of the qualities that found classic expression in the High Renaissance. Raphael was his most famous pup ...

, ''Virgin and Child crowned by two angels'', first quarter of the 16th century File:Pontormo - Virgem com o Menino.jpg,

Pontormo Jacopo Carucci (May 24, 1494 – January 2, 1557), usually known as ''Jacopo da Pontormo'', ''Jacopo Pontormo'', or simply Pontormo, was an Italian Mannerism, Mannerist painter and portraitist from the Florentine School. His work represents a pr ...

, ''Virgin and Child'', 16th century File:Joaquín Sorolla - Remendando redes, 1901.JPG,

Joaquim Sorolla Joaquim is the Portuguese and Catalan version of Joachim and may refer to: * Alberto Joaquim Chipande, politician * Eduardo Joaquim Mulémbwè, politician * Joaquim Agostinho (1943–1984), Portuguese professional bicycle racer * Joaquim Amat- ...

, ''Mending nets'', 1901 File:Bernardo Strozzi - São Francisco de Assis.JPG, Bernardo Strozzi, ''Francis of Assisi'', 17th century File:Antoon van Dyck - Cabeça de homem barbado.jpg,

, ''Head of a Bearded Man'', first half of the 17th century File:Joris Van Son - Natureza-morta com vegetais e frutas, 1661.jpg,

Joris van Son Joris van Son or Georg van Son (baptized 24 September 1623 – buried 25 June 1667 in Antwerp) was a Flemish still life painter who worked in a number of sub-genres but is principally known for his still lifes of fruit. He also painted flowers, ...

, ''Still life with vegetables and fruit'', 1661 File:Francisco de Zurbarán - A Ceia em Emaús.JPG,

Francisco Zurbarán Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

, ''Supper at Emmaus'', 17th century File:Retrato de familia Fagoga Arozqueta - Anónimo ca.1730.jpg, Anonymous painter, ''Portrait of the Fagoaga Arozqueta family'' -from Mexico City-, ca. 1735

Sculptures

James Pradier James Pradier (born Jean-Jacques Pradier, ; 23 May 1790 – 4 June 1852) was a Genevan-born French sculpture, sculptor best known for his work in the neoclassicism, neoclassical style. Life and work Born in Geneva (then Republic of Geneva), Prad ...

, ''Bacchante'' *

, ''The call to arms'' * Miguel E. Schulz, ''Diana'' *

Manuel Vilar Manuel Vilar i Roca (15 November 1812, Barcelona - 25 November 1860, Mexico City) was a Spanish sculptor, in the Romantic style.Alberto Espinosa, ''La Renovación de la Real Academia de San Carlos: Manuel Vilar y Pelegrín Clavé'', Terranova/r ...

, ''Charles Borromeo''

Other

*Flemish tapestry ''Battle'', from the 17th century

References

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