The "National Museum of Sculpture" is a museum in

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, belonging to the Spanish Ministry of Culture. The museum has an extensive sculptural collection ranging from the

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to the 19th century. The collections come mostly from churches and monasteries in the Region of Castile, whose pieces of religious art were confiscated by the State in 1836, by order of Minister of Finance Mendizábal. 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 the

Palacio de Santa Cruz The Palacio de Santa Cruz is an Early-Renaissance palace in Valladolid, in Castile and León, Spain. Construction began in 1486 but in 1490 building came under the control of Lorenzo Vázquez de Segovia who finally completed it in 1491. Found ...

. On 29 April 1933 it was moved to the

Colegio de San Gregorio The Colegio de San Gregorio is an Isabelline style building located in the city of Valladolid, in Castile and León, Spain, it was formerly a college and now is housing the Museo Nacional de Escultura museum. This building is one of the best examp ...

. Other current seats are in the 16th-century ''Palacio de Villena'' and ''Palacio del Conde de Gondomar'' The museum houses works from the 13th to 19th centuries, executed mostly in the Central Spain, and also in other regions historically connected to Spain (Italy, Flanders, Southern America). Artworks include, among the others, a ''Raising of the Cross'' by Francisco del Rincon, ''I Thirst'', and ''The Way of Calvary''

Gregorio Fernández Gregorio Fernández (April 1576 – 22 January 1636) was a Spanish Baroque sculptor. He belongs to the Castilian school of sculpture, following the style of other great artists like Alonso Berruguete, Juan de Juni, Pompeyo Leoni, and Juan de Ar ...

, ''Adoration of the Magi'' by

Alonso Berruguete Alonso González de Berruguete (Alonso Berruguete) (c. 1488 – 1561) was a Spanish painter, sculptor and architect. He is considered to be the most important sculptor of the Spanish Renaissance, and is known for his emotive sculptures depict ...

, ''Lamentation of Christ'' by

Juan de Juni Juan de Juni (Fr. Jean de Joigny; c. 1507–1577) was a French–Spanish sculptor, who also worked as a painter and architect. Career Juan de Juni was born in Joigny, France, but began working in Italy, where he was first employed. In 1533 ...

, ''Penitent Magdalene'' by Pedro de Mena or the ''Holy Sepulchre'' or ''passage of the Sleepers'' Alonso de Rozas. During the Holy Week in Valladolid the museum gives 104 images (distributed in the corresponding pasos) to the processions for the brotherhoods.Article from the National Sculpture Museum on the conservation of the images and the protocols of action before the image output in Senhora da Piedade http://museosangregorio.mcu.es/web/pdfs/inicio/PDF_PROCESIONDENTRO.pdf

Gallery of paintings

Gallery of sculptures

Medieval sculptures

File:La Virgen con el Niño.jpg, ''The Virgin with the child'', anonymous, Castilian workshop, finally of the 13th century.

15th century

File:Valladolid - Museo Escultura - Piedad.jpg, ''Pity'', anonymous (made in Germany), 1406-1415. File:Luis Pimentel Pacheco anonimo Museo Escultura Valladolid ni.JPG, ''Funerary Portrait of Luis Pimentel y Pacheco'', anonymous, Lion workshop, 15th century. File:Retablo de la Vida de la Virgen 20140705-1.jpg, ''Altarpiece of the Virgin's life'', anonymous, Antwerp workshop, over 1515. File:ColegioDeSanGregorio20110906182112P1130018.jpg, ''Bust of emperor

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, young'', anonymous, Flemish workshop, over 1520. Image:Jorge Ingles Retablo de San Jeronimo lou (cut).jpg, ''Altarpiece of St. Jerome'' by

Jorge Inglés Jorge Inglés (''fl'' c. 1450) was a painter and illuminator who was active in Castile in the mid–15th century. Biography His birth and death dates are unknown. On the basis of his name, which means 'English', it is believed that Inglés' b ...

Renaissance

Image:Diego de Siloe (Sagrada Familia).jpg, ''Holy family'' by Diego Siloe Image:Felipe Vigarny (Virgen con niño).jpg, ''Virgin with child'' by

Felipe Bigarny Felipe Bigarny (c. 1475 – 10 November 1542), also known as Felipe Vigarny, Felipe Biguerny or Felipe de Borgoña, etc. and sometimes referred to as ''El Borgoñón'' (the Burgundian), was a sculptor born in Burgundy (France) but who made his ...

Image:Sacrificio de Isaac-1 (Alonso Berruguete).jpg, ''Sacrifice of Isaac'' by

Image:Adoracion de los Magos (Alonso Berruguete).jpg, ''Adoration of the Magi'' by

File:Gil de Ronza la Muerte ni.JPG, ''Death'' por Gil de Ronza, 1523. File:Valladolid museo escultura Lopez Gamiz ni.JPG, ''San José with the child'' by Pedro López de Gámiz (finally of 16th century) File:Silleria Coro alto de San Benito-Valladolid-DSC 2306.jpg, Old choir stalls under of the church of San Benito de Valladolid ;

Image:Juan de Juni-San Antonio de Padua.jpg, ''St. Anthony of Padua'' by

Image:Juan de Juni-Santo Entierro.jpg, ''The Holy Burial'' by

Image:Juan de Juni-Santo Entierro (detalle).jpg, ''The Holy Burial'' (detail) Image:Valladolid museo escultura San Juan Juan de Juni ni.JPG, ''Saint John the Baptist'' by

Baroque

;

File:Gregorio Fernández San Diego de Alcalá.JPG,

: ''Saint Diego of Alcalá'', 1605. File:Gregorio Fernández, Sed Tengo, 1612-16.jpg,

: ''Thirst i have'', 1612-1616. File:Gregorio Fernández, Camino del Calvario.jpg,

: ''Road to Calvary'', 1614. File:Gregorio Fernández, San Sebastián.jpg,

: ''Saint Sebastián '', 1615-1620. File:Gregorio Fernández, La Sexta Angustia, 1616-17.jpg,

: ''The Sixth Anguish'' (1616-1617). File:Gregorio Fernández, Cristo yacente, 1627.jpg,

: ''Lying Christ'', 1627. File:Gregorio Fernandez-Bautismo de Cristo.jpg,

: ''Baptism of Christ'', 1630. File:Gregorio Fernandez-Santa Teresa.jpg,

: ''Saint Teresa of Jesus'', 1624. File:Valladolid La Elevacion de la Cruz autor Francisco Rincon ni.jpg, ''The elevation of the Cross'' by

Francisco del Rincón Francisco del Rincón, OM (29 January 1650 – 28 June 1723) was a Spanish-born Minim friar and prelate of the Catholic Church in the New World, in what is now the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and Colombia. From 1705 to 1714, Rincón was Arch ...

, 1604. File:Valladolid museo escultura San Juan Bautista Alonso Cano ni.JPG, ''

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'' by

Alonso Cano Alonso Cano Almansa or Alonzo Cano (19 March 16013 September 1667) was a Spanish painter, architect, and sculptor born in Granada.Bartolomé Carducho, 1604-1606. File:Luis Salvador Carmona, Santa Eulalia.jpg, ''Saint Eulalia'' by Luis Salvador Carmona (half of 18th century). File:ColegioDeSanGregorio20110906181211P1130007.jpg, ''Statue of the Duke of Lerma'' File:Saint Francis of Assisi by Francisco Salzillo.jpg, ''Saint Francis of Assisi'' by

Francisco Salzillo Francisco Salzillo y Alcaraz (12 May 1707 – 2 March 1783Malgares Guerrero, José Antonio. XXII Jornadas de Patrimonio Cultural de la Región de Murcia (Spanish). 2011, p. 418. ) was a Spanish sculptor. He is the most representative Spanish ...

, 18th century. File:Juan Martínez Montañés, San Juan Evangelista, 1638.jpg, ''Saint the Evangelist'' by Juan Martínez Montañés, 1638. File:Pedro de Mena Magdalena penitente ni.JPG, ''Magdalene penitent'' by Pedro de Mena, 1663-1664.

References

External links

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