Machado de Castro National Museum

Machado de Castro National Museum

Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro
File:Coimbra November 2012-5.jpg The museum's courtyard
Established	1913
Location	Coimbra, Portugal
Type	Art museum
Website	www.museumachadocastro.gov.pt/en-GB/default.aspx

The Machado de Castro National Museum (Portuguese: Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro) is an art museum in Coimbra, Portugal, named after the renowned Portuguese sculptor Joaquim Machado de Castro. It first opened in 1913 and its latest renovation (2004–2012), which included the addition of a new building, was awarded the Piranesi/Prix de Rome Prize 2014.

Building

The museum is housed in the former Bishop's Palace. This palace was built from the Middle Ages onwards roughly on the site where the Roman forum of Aeminium (Coimbra's Roman name) once stood. The remains of this distant past, the Cryptoporticus, can be visited on the lower floors of the museum.

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  Medieval entrance; entrance to the museum
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  Former Bishop's Palace
• Former Bishop's Palace
  Former Bishop's Palace
• Access to the museum
  Access to the museum
• New restaurant
  New restaurant
• Roman Cryptoporticus
  Roman Cryptoporticus
• Roman Cryptoporticus
  Roman Cryptoporticus
• Museum interior (new building)
  Museum interior (new building)
• Museum interior (new building)
  Museum interior (new building)
• Museum interior (new building)
  Museum interior (new building)

Collections

The bulk of the museum's collection is made up of items from churches and religious institutions in the area surrounding Coimbra. The collections of sculpture (the most extensive of all the national museums of Portugal), painting, precious metals, ceramics and textiles are especially noteworthy.

Archaeology

• Portrait of Agripina, 1st Century, 54 x 34 x 34 cm
  Portrait of Agripina, 1st Century, 54 x 34 x 34 cm
• Portrait of Trajan, 1st-2nd Century, 70 x 32 x 34 cm
  Portrait of Trajan, 1st-2nd Century, 70 x 32 x 34 cm
• Female Portrait, 1st Century, 32 x 32 x 22 cm
  Female Portrait, 1st Century, 32 x 32 x 22 cm

Sculpture

• Master Pero, Medieval Knight, 14th Century, 72 x 65 x 19,5 cm
  Master Pero, Medieval Knight, 14th Century, 72 x 65 x 19,5 cm
• Unknown author, Black Christ, 14th Century, wood, 284,5 x 140 x 61 cm
  Unknown author, Black Christ, 14th Century, wood, 284,5 x 140 x 61 cm
• Unknown author, Christ in His Tomb, 14th-15th Century, stone, 64 x 151 x 65 cm
  Unknown author, Christ in His Tomb, 14th-15th Century, stone, 64 x 151 x 65 cm
• Master of the Royal Tombs, Virgin of the Annunciation, 1500-1525
  Master of the Royal Tombs, Virgin of the Annunciation, 1500-1525
• João de Ruão, Deposition of Christ, 1535-1540, 222 x 225 cm
  João de Ruão, Deposition of Christ, 1535-1540, 222 x 225 cm
• João de Ruão, St. Bartholomew's Martyrdom, 16th Century
  João de Ruão, St. Bartholomew's Martyrdom, 16th Century
• João de Ruão, St. John the Baptist, 16th Century
  João de Ruão, St. John the Baptist, 16th Century
• João de Ruão, St. Agnes, 16th Century, 110 x 46 x 25 cm
  João de Ruão, St. Agnes, 16th Century, 110 x 46 x 25 cm
• Altarpiece of the Nativity, Antwerp, 16th Century, 106,5 x 162 x 29,5 cm
  Altarpiece of the Nativity, Antwerp, 16th Century, 106,5 x 162 x 29,5 cm
• Olivier de Gand, St. Geronimo and Pope St. Gregory, 16th Century
  Olivier de Gand, St. Geronimo and Pope St. Gregory, 16th Century

Paintings

• Unknown Author, Madonna of the Rose, 15th Century, 209 x 128 cm
  Unknown Author, Madonna of the Rose, 15th Century, 209 x 128 cm
• Santa Clara triptych, 16th Century, 297 x 342 cm
  Santa Clara triptych, 16th Century, 297 x 342 cm
• Sardoal Masters, The assumption of the Virgin, 16th Century, 168 x 135 cm
  Sardoal Masters, The assumption of the Virgin, 16th Century, 168 x 135 cm
• Quentin Metsys, Triptych of the passion of Christ, c. 1514-17
  Quentin Metsys, Triptych of the passion of Christ, c. 1514-17
• Quentin Metsys, Triptych of the passion of Christ, c. 1514-17
  Quentin Metsys, Triptych of the passion of Christ, c. 1514-17
• Cristóvão de Figueiredo, Emperor Heraclius with the Holy Cross, 1522-1530
  Cristóvão de Figueiredo, Emperor Heraclius with the Holy Cross, 1522-1530
• Garcia Fernandes, Triptych of the Apparition of Christ to the Virgin, 1531, 98,5 x 123,5 cm
  Garcia Fernandes, Triptych of the Apparition of Christ to the Virgin, 1531, 98,5 x 123,5 cm
• Bernardo Manuel, The Lamentation of Christ, 1570-1580, 178 x 160 cm
  Bernardo Manuel, The Lamentation of Christ, 1570-1580, 178 x 160 cm
• Josefa de Óbidos, The Virgin Breastfeeding Saint Bernard, 1670
  Josefa de Óbidos, The Virgin Breastfeeding Saint Bernard, 1670
• André Gonçalves, Adoration of the Magi, 18th Century
  André Gonçalves, Adoration of the Magi, 18th Century

Applied arts

• Custódia do Sacramento, 18th Century, 162 x 96 x 99 cm
  Custódia do Sacramento, 18th Century, 162 x 96 x 99 cm
• Piece of jewellery
  Piece of jewellery
• Venus and Mars surprised by Vulcan, tapestry, 16th Century, 360 x 405 cm
  Venus and Mars surprised by Vulcan, tapestry, 16th Century, 360 x 405 cm
• "Kashan" carpet, 16th Century, silk
  "Kashan" carpet, 16th Century, silk
• Altar piece, ceramic tiles, c.1670
  Altar piece, ceramic tiles, c.1670

External links

• Official site Archived 2022-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
• Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• The Machado de Castro National Museum on Google Arts & Culture