The (; ; English: "Museum of Fine Arts of Valencia") is an art gallery in
Valencia, Spain
Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...
, founded in 1913. It houses some 2,000 works, most dating from the 14th–17th centuries, including a ''Self portrait of
Diego Velázquez
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (baptised 6 June 15996 August 1660) was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the Noble court, court of King Philip IV of Spain, Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age. He i ...
'', a ''St. John the Baptist'' by
El Greco
Doménikos Theotokópoulos (, ; 1 October 1541 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco (; "The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance, regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time. ...
,
Goya's ''Playing Children'',
Gonzalo Pérez
Gonzalo Pérez, or Gonçal Peris Sarrià, was a Kingdom of Valencia, Valencian painter of the first half of the 15th century. His life is scarcely documented. He executed altarpieces and devotional paintings in his hometown, Valencia, Spain, Va ...
's ''
Altarpiece of Sts. Ursula, Martin and Antony'' and a ''
Madonna with Writing Child and Bishop'' by the Italian Renaissance master
Pinturicchio. It houses a large series of engravings by
Giovan Battista Piranesi.
The museum is in the St. Pius V Palace, built in the 17th–18th centuries. It has also sections dedicated to sculpture, to contemporary art and to archaeological findings.
Artworks
Image:Coronación de la Virgen en presencia de San Pedro y San Pablo (Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia).jpg, ''Coronación de la Virgen en presencia de San Pedro y San Pablo''. Unknown master.
Image:San Lucas incorporado al Colegio Apostólico, del Maestro de Villahermosa (Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia).jpg, ''San Lucas incorporado al Colegio Apostólico''. Unknown master.
Image:San Lucas recibiendo de la Virgen su Verónica, del Maestro de Villahermosa (Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia).jpg, ''San Lucas recibiendo de la Virgen su Verónica''. Unknown master.
Image:Gonçal Peris, verònica.jpg, ''Verònica''. Gonzalo Pérez
Gonzalo Pérez, or Gonçal Peris Sarrià, was a Kingdom of Valencia, Valencian painter of the first half of the 15th century. His life is scarcely documented. He executed altarpieces and devotional paintings in his hometown, Valencia, Spain, Va ...
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Image:Taller-Vrancke-800px.jpg, The Flagellation. Vrancke van der Stockt.
Image:Sant Jaume i Sant Gil Abat, Joan Reixac, Museu de Belles Arts de València.JPG, St James and St Giles Abad. Jacomart.
Image:Peris-Sarria-02.jpg, Altarpiece of Saints Ursula, Martin and Anthony. Gonzalo Pérez
Gonzalo Pérez, or Gonçal Peris Sarrià, was a Kingdom of Valencia, Valencian painter of the first half of the 15th century. His life is scarcely documented. He executed altarpieces and devotional paintings in his hometown, Valencia, Spain, Va ...
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Image:Michiel Coxie - Saint Peter.jpg, St Peter. Michiel Coxie.
Image:Cristo ante Pilatos, de Francisco de Osona (Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia).jpg, ''Cristo ante Pilatos''. Francisco de Osona.
Image:Juan de Juanes - In omnibus operibus.jpg, '' Calavera (Memento Mori)''. Vicente Masip.
Image:Tríptico de la Passión Museo de Bellas Artes de Valecia.jpg, Passion Triptych. Follower of Hieronymus Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch (; ; born Jheronimus van Aken ; – 9 August 1516) was a Dutch people, Dutch painter from Duchy of Brabant, Brabant. He is one of the most notable representatives of the Early Netherlandish painting school. His work, gene ...
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Flagel·lació (detall), Hernando Llanos, Museu de Belles Arts de València.JPG, Flagellation. Hernando de los Llanos.
Image:Maestro-Calzada01-800px.jpg, Presentation of the Virgin to the Temple. Calzada Master.
Image:Nicolau Borràs, Sant Pere, finals sXVI Cotalba.jpg, '' San Pedro''. Nicolas Borras.
Image:Qk-Joan-de-Joanes-Salvador.jpg, Christ the Saviour. Juan de Juanes.
Image:Coecke01-800px.jpg, The Adoration of the Shepherds. .
Image:Francisco de Borja.jpg, Madonna and Child with a Bishop. Pinturicchio.
Image:Yañez-aparicion de cristo a su madre-mba valencia.jpg, ''Aparición de Cristo resucitado a la Virgen''. Fernando Yanez de la Almedina.
Image:Qk-Maestro-de-Artes.jpg, '' Pietà''. Master of Artes.
Image:Maerten01-800px.jpg, The Marriage of Tobias and Sarah. Circle of Maerten de Vos.
Image:Bartolomé Bermejo, Mare de Déu de la Llet, Museu de Belles Arts de València.jpg, Nursing Madonna. Bartolomé Bermejo
Bartolomé Bermejo ( 1440 – c.1501) was a Spanish painter who adopted Seventeen Provinces, Flemish painting techniques and conventions. Born in Cordoba, he is known for his work in the Crown of Aragon, including the Principality of Catalonia ...
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Image:Virgen de la Leche con el niño Jesús, San Juanito y un Ángel, del círculo de Juan de Juanes (Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia).jpg, ''Virgen de la Leche con el niño Jesús, San Juanito y un Ángel''. Vincente Juan Macip.
Image:Santa Àgata de Massimo Stanzione, Museu de Belles Arts de València.JPG, Saint Agata. Massimo Stanzione.
Image:San Sebastián atendido por Santa Irene y una esclava (Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia).jpg, Saint Sebastian tended by Saint Irene and a Maid. Matthias Stom.
Image:Yañez-resurrección-mba valencia.jpg, ''Resurrección de Cristo''. Fernando Yanez de la Almedina.
Image:Sant Miquel Arcàngel, Miquel Esteve, Museu de Belles Arts de València.jpg, St. Michael the Archangel. Miguel Esteve.
Image:La Magdalena, de Jerónimo Jacinto Espinosa (Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia).jpg, ''Santa Maria Magdalena
Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to crucifixion of Jesus, his cr ...
''. Jerónimo Jacinto de Espinosa.
Image:Francisco fernandez.jpg, ''Saul atentando contra David''. Francisco Fernández.
Image:San Juan Bautista - El Greco - Lienzo - hacia 1600 - 1605.jpg, Saint John the Baptist. El Greco
Doménikos Theotokópoulos (, ; 1 October 1541 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco (; "The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance, regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time. ...
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Image:Diego Velázquez Autorretrato 45 x 38 cm - Colección Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos - Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia.jpg, Self Portrait. Diego Velázquez
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (baptised 6 June 15996 August 1660) was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the Noble court, court of King Philip IV of Spain, Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age. He i ...
.
Image:Anthony van Dyck - Portrait of Francesc de Montcada.jpg, Equestrian portrait of Francisco de Moncada. Anthony van Dyck
Sir Anthony van Dyck (; ; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish Baroque painting, Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Spanish Netherlands and Italy.
The seventh child of ...
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Image:Marina con torre y barcas, del círculo de Jan van Goyen (Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia).jpg, ''Marina con torre y barcas''. Jan van Goyen.
Image:Orrente-martirio santiago.jpg, Martyrdom of Saint James the Less. Pedro Orrente.
Image:Martirio de San Bartolomé, de Luca Giordano (Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia).jpg, ''Martirio de San Bartolomé''. Luca Giordano.
Image:Embarcadero, del círculo de Adrien Manglard (Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia).jpg, ''Embarcadero''. Circle of Adrien Manglard.
Image:Gabriele.jpg, '' Arcángel San Gabriel''. José Camarón Bonanat.
Image:El balancín.jpg, '' El balancín''. Francisco Goya
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish Romanticism, romantic painter and Printmaking, printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Hi ...
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Image:Retrato de Francisco Bayeu, por Goya 1786.jpg, Portrait of Francisco Bayeu. Francisco Goya
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish Romanticism, romantic painter and Printmaking, printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Hi ...
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Image:Ramon Maria Narvaez.jpg, ''Ramón María Narváez, primer duque de Valencia'', Vicente López Portaña
Vicente López Portaña (; 19 September 177222 July 1850) was a Spanish painter, considered one of the best portrait painters of his time.
Early life
Vicente López Portaña was born in Valencia, Spain, Valencia on 19 September 1772. His pare ...
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Image:Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida 1863 - 1923 Grupa valenciana Óleo sobre lienzo 200 5 x 187 cm Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia.JPG, ''Grupa valenciana''. Joaquín Sorolla.
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