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Guadalajara Museum

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Room in the Guadalajara Provincial Museum © Ministerio de Cultura
Alonso Cano. 'Virgin of the Milk', around 1659. Guadalajara Provincial Museum © Ministerio de Cultura

Art and discoveries

The museum offers an anthropological survey of the concepts of life, death and religiosity since Palaeolithic times to the 20th century.

The museum was founded in 1838, and is currently housed in the building of the Infantado Palace. Its permanent exhibition, entitled 'Tránsitos' ('Transits') combines the most important pieces from its archaeological, fine art and ethnographic collections, in an original display which highlights the different approaches to life, death and the idea of the afterlife of the various groups of humans that have inhabited Guadalajara throughout the centuries. Works by Alonso Cano, Ribera and La Roldana, in addition to Celtiberian and mediaeval remains, among others, illustrate the successive passage of different cultures through this province.

Essential works

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Visitation of the Virgin and Child to Saint Francis

The painting, the work of one of the most important 17th-century court painters, highlights his characteristic style and is validated with his signature.
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Botarga mask

One of the typical elements of the botarga, a distinctive character associated with the traditional winter festivities in various parts of the region of Guadalajara.
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Leaf-shaped pendant

This piece shows evidence of originality in its design and technique, with a naturalistic trend which can be seen in the depiction of the veins on both sides of the leaf.
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Beaker bowl

One of the best conserved pieces of the Bell-Beaker culture, this was found as part of a collection of items in a group burial site.
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Sword with atrophied antennae

This is one of the weapons recovered from the Celtiberian necropolises located in Guadalajara, and furnish key elements for the study of the Iron Age on the central plateau.
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Female figure

This is the work of the sculptor Zenon of Aphrodisias, the creator of the most important theatre in the Roman Empire at Aspendos. It is remarkable for the fine work made using the damp cloth technique overlaid with fabric on the model.
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Plasterwork fragment

This is an outstanding piece due to the quality of its Mudéjar-style ornamentation and its association with the mediaeval synagogue in the neighbourhood where it was found.
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Jesus’ first steps

This is one of the best conserved works by this artist from Seville, who was the court sculptor to two kings of Spain. This is a precursor of the nativity scenes that were to become popular throughout the 18th century.
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Pelaya: water jar

One of the few containers which is not only useful, but is also designed to entertain by playing practical jokes.
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Baptismal font

This piece is one of the best examples of sculpted art from the Romanesque period in the province of Guadalajara.
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Collections

The museum's collection is part of the collective catalogue of the Digital Network of Spanish Museum Collections (CERES), conceived as a space for dissemination which enables visitors to browse the various museum collections using the identifying features of each item (author, type of object, iconography, etc.).

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