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Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga (Lisbon)

The Naional Art Collection , housed in a 17th-century palace, was inaugurated in 1770. In 1940 a modern annex (Including the main fapde) was added. This was built on the site of a monastery, largely destroyed in the 1755 earthquake. Its only surviving feature, the chapel, bas been integrated into the museum.

The ground floor houses 14th 19th century European paintings, decorative arts, and furniture. Artists exhibited include Piero della Francesca, Hans Holbein the Elder, Raphael, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Hieronymus Bosch, and Albrecht Durer. Oriental and African art, Chinese ceramics, and the gold, silver, and jewelry collection are on the second floor. The top floor houses Portuguese works.

The pride of the Portuguese collection is the Adoration of St. Vincent (c.1467-70), attributed to Nuno Gonplves. It is an altar piece painted on six panels, featuring portraits of a wide range of contemporary figures, from beggars and sailors to bishops and princes, including Henry the Navigator and the future Joao II, all paying homage to the saint. Another fascinating aspect of Portugal's great Age of Exploration is recorded in the 16th-century Japanese screens, which show Statue of the founder at Portuguese traders Gulbenklan Museum arriving in Japan.

Open Tue- Sun
Closed Mondays, public holidays
Phone 21-391 28 00
Address Rua das Janelas Verdes.
Web www.mnarteantiga-ipmuseus.pt

Museums in Lisbon

• Museo de Artes Decorativas (Lisbon)
• Museu Calouste Gulbenkian (Lisbon)
• Museu do Chiado (Lisbon)
• Museu da Marinha (Lisbon)
• Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga (Lisbon)
• Museu Nacional do Azulejo (Lisbon)
• Museu Nacional dos Coches (Lisbon)