71. Museo del Chiado

Today I’ll take you on a visit to the Museo del Chiado – The National Museum of Contemporary Art. This collection of fine art was started in 1911 and then in 1994 opened in its current location, a renovated part of the old Convent of São Francisco (Saint Francis), a building of mediaeval origins.

 

The museum covers the period from 1850 to present day, with works by foremost Portuguese artists of the period. It is reputed to hold the best collection of Portuguese painting and sculpture from the Romanticism, Naturalism and Modern periods, and going on what I viewed today, I think the reputation is well deserved.

 

The Farewell - Antonio Jose Patricio - oils - 1858

 

Eva - Tomas Costa - marble - 1891

 

Love and Psyche - Jose Veloso Salgado - oils - 1891

 

Today is Sunday and admission to the museum is free in the morning but even so I have the museum to all myself most of the time – bliss – apart of course from the ever present gallery guards who, for want of something better to do, followed me from chamber to chamber !!!

Cattle Crossing - Joao Cristino da Silva - oils - 1867 

 

A vulva - Antonio Teixeira Lopes - marble - 1893

 

 

 

Portrait of Viscountess de Meneses - Luis de Meneses - oils - 1862

 

Water Carrier from Coimbra - Miguel Angelo Lupi - oils - 1879

 

Coming back from the market - Antonio Carvalho da Silva Porta - oils 1886

 

The Hemps - Joao Vaz - oil on wood - 1897

 

Celebrating S. Martinho - Jose Malhoa - oils - 1907

 

Mistress Elisa Leech - Antonio Soares dos Reic - marble - 1887

 

Praia das Macas - Jose Malhoa - oils - 1918

 

The Undines - Adriano de Sousa Lopes - oils - 1908

 

Head - Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso - oil on cardboard - 1913 

 

The Rebellion of the Dolls - Eduardo Viana - oils - 1918

 

Bust do Pintor Manuel Jardim - Francisco Franco - bronze - 1921 

 

The Blue Blouse - Antonio de Sousa Lopez - oils - 1925

 

Draughts - Abel Manta - oils - 1927

 

Adam and Eve - Ernesto Vanto da Maia - painted terracotta - 1929

 

Nude - Eduardo Viana - oils - 1925

 

Mares in Herds - Dordio Gomes - oils - 1929

 

Self-Portrait - Mario Eloy - oils - 1936

 

Lisbon - Carlos Botlho - oils - 1937

 

Movement - Teresa Arriaga - oil on Playtex - 1952

 

Mower - Julio Pomar - oils - 1945

 

Lusting Aurora - Candido Costa Pinto - oils on plywood - 1942 

 

Personagens Preciosas - Fernando de Azevedo - oils on cardboard - 1950

 

 

untitled - Jorge Vieira - terracotta - 1954

 

Dans la Plage - Jose Escada - cut plastic - 1968

 

The Lovers - Rolando Sa Nogueira - oils and collage on wood - 1965

 

untitled - Joao Vieira - acrylics - 1972

 

Deep - Antonio Sena - acrylics - 1975

 

 

Let's visit a castle next !!! ...