Art Museum Granu Vasco (Museu Grao Vasco) description and photos - Portugal: Viseu (Topic)

Art Museum of Grano Vasco (Museu Grao Vasco) description and photos - Portugal: Viseu. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Museu Grao Vasco.

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The Granu Vascu Art Museum is located next to the Viseu Cathedral, in a restored former 16th-century bishop's palace. At that time, the bishop's palace also housed a college-seminary, because in the 16th century Catholic priests were obliged to educate young people and therefore you can very often hear that this museum is located in an old seminary.

The Episcopal Palace has been built over the years. The museum was founded in 1916 and was named after the famous Portuguese painting master of the Renaissance era Vascu Fernandes, also known as Granu Vascu. Under his leadership, a painting school was opened in Viseu. The museum's collection is based on paintings by Granu Vasca and other artists, collected by the collector Almeida Moreira.

The main exhibits of the museum are the altarpieces, which were created specifically for the Viseu Cathedral. Among these works is the main altar, which was created by the then aspiring artist Vascu Fernandes. There are also altars from the later period of Vascu Fernandes' work. Some of these altars Vascu Fernandes made together with Gaspar Vashem, his first disciple. Also among the exhibits there are sculptural works, decorative art objects, art metal products, paintings by Portuguese artists of the 19th and 20th centuries. Among the exhibits are items for the liturgy, jewelry, paintings and sculptures. Part of the collection contains porcelain and earthenware works by Portuguese craftsmen, as well as pieces of antique furniture.

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