The Calouste Gulbenkian Museum was built to house the Art Collection of the rich Armenian financier Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian, (Üsküdar (Istanbul), 1869 – Lisbon, 1955).
The Museum holds a collection of six thousand pieces and its galleries exhibit over one thousand and four hundred pieces divided into Egyptian Art, Greco-Roman Art, Mesopotamian Art, Eastern Islamic Art, Armenian Art, Far Eastern Art, Sculpture, Art of the Book, Painting, Decorative Arts and the work of René Lalique.
In painting, works by Van der Weyden, Ghirlandaio, Rubens, Rembrandt, Guardi, Fragonard, Gainsborough, Turner, Corot, Renoir, Manet, Degas and Monet stand out.
Among the many sculptures, the famous marble original by Houdon “Diana” which belonged to Catherine of Russia is worthy of note.
The collection of works by René Lalique, which Calouste Gulbenkian acquired directly from the artist, is considered unique in the world not only for its quality but also quantity.
The Museum is part of an architectonic complex which comprises the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation head office building, an Art Library, auditoriums for concerts and conferences, a cafeteria and shops.
The Gulbenkian Park, a place where contact with nature is privileged, further includes the Modern Art Centre and an open-air auditorium. |
http://gulbenkian.pt/museu/en/
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Sacra Conversazione or Rest on the flight to Egypt, Venice, ca. 1496-98, Tempera and oil (?) on wood.
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum Collection, Lisbon.
Portrait of Madame Claude Monet, France
ca 1872-1874.
By Pirre Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
Oil on canvas.
Calouste
Gulbenkian Museum Collection, Lisbon.
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rio Marne
- Prés
de Chareton.
By Portuguese painter Emmerico Nunes (1888-1968)
Calouste
Gulbenkian Museum Collection, Lisbon
Janela VII (Algave),
1980.
By Portuguese painter
MALUDA (1934)
Calouste
Gulbenkian Museum Collection, Lisbon
Desenho
By Portuguese painter António Soares
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum Collection, Lisbon
L'Homme et le Pantin
E. Degas (1834-1917)
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum Collection, Lisbon
Ichiriki tea house
Kubo Schummanas,Japan, XVIIIth century
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum Collection, Lisbon
"Sem título" ( Untitled)
By Portuguese painter Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso (1887-1918)
Calouste Gulbenkian Museum Collection, Lisbon
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