The Artistic-Cultural Collection of the Governmental Palaces of the State of São Paulo,

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, aims to document, preserve and divulge circa 3,500 works of art of great artistic and cultural significance, which belong to the state's heritage. These works of art are located in the historical buildings of the Palácio dos Bandeirantes (Bandeirantes Palace, which is the seat of the government of São Paulo and the governor’s official residence), the Palácio do Horto (Horto Palace, the summer residence), in the city of

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, and the Palácio Boa Vista (Boa Vista Palace, the winter residence), in

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. The first pieces of the collection were acquired in the late Sixties, praising specially Brazilian art paintings,

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imagery, and artistic furniture, eclectic styles of chinaware, silver works and ornamental objects. Since then, new acquisitions have been made either by contests or donations. The Artistic-Cultural Collection of the Paulist Palaces, as an institution that preserves the public heritage, promotes the public access to works of art of significant importance to the History of Brazilian art through exhibitions of paintings, sculptures, drafts, prints and objects. By doing this, the Collection intends to widen the production of artistic knowledge, promoting workshops with artists, guided tours, seminars and lectures on the exhibitions' themes.

Some works of art in the Collection

Image:Manufatura Flamenga - A Volta da Colheita, séc. XVII.jpg, Manufatura de Flandres: ''A Volta da Colheita'', 17th century. Image:Frei Agostinho de Jesus - Nossa Senhora do Rosário, séc. XVII.jpg, Frei Agostinho de Jesus: ''Nossa Senhora do Rosário'', 17th century. Image:Escola Cusquenha - Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe.jpg, Escola Cusquenha: ''Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe'', 18th century. Image:Rugendas - Negro e Negra n'uma Fazenda.JPG,

Johann Moritz Rugendas Johann Moritz Rugendas (29 March 1802 – 29 May 1858) was a German painter, famous in the first half of the 19th century for his works depicting landscapes and ethnographic subjects in several countries in the Americas. Rugendas is considered " ...

: ''Negro e Negra N'uma Fazenda'', 19th century. Image:Décio Villares - Figura de Mulher, 1890.jpg,

Décio Villares Décio Rodrigues Villares (1 December 1851, in Rio de Janeiro – 21 June 1931, in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian painter, sculptor, caricaturist, and graphic designer. He is best known for helping to design the blue disc on the Brazilian Flag an ...

: ''Figura de Mulher'', 1890. Image:Benedito Calixto - Paisagem (Itanhaém), 1919.jpg, Benedito Calixto: ''Paisagem (Itanhaém)'', 1919 Image:João Batista da Costa - Paisagem com Dois Meninos, s.d..jpg, João Batista da Costa: ''Paisagem com Dois Meninos'', s.d. Image:Ismael Nery - Nu no Cabide, c. 1927.jpg, Ismael Nery: ''Nu no Cabide'', ''c.'' 1927.

External links

Internet site of the Artistic-Cultural Collection of the Paulist Palaces, in English and Portuguese
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