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Diocesan Art Museum
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Berruguete. 'Visit by the priest and Mary's suitors'. Diocesan Art Museum. Palencia © Turespaña
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Religious artOwner
Catholic church and other religious institutions
Calle Mayor Antigua, 22
34005 Palencia
Palencia, Castile-Leon
34005 Palencia
Palencia, Castile-Leon
Telephone+34 979706913
The Museum is set in the outbuildings of the Episcopal Palace. The collection comprises numerous works by the great masters of painting and sculpture, items of religious archaeology, textiles, precious metalwork and minor arts, encompassing the 7th-21th centuries. Highlights include masterpieces by artists such as Berruguete, Juan de Juni, Diego de Siloé and Felipe Vigarny, among others; and the precious metalwork section, with outstanding Medieval and Renaissance processional crosses. The sections containing ornaments and choir books are also very interesting, as are the stations of the cross, Romanesque fonts, carvings and a series of sculptures.
Essential works
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The Virgin's suitors
The painter Pedro Berruguete depicts a tale of the Virgin Mary prior to the birth of Christ.
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Baptismal font of Valcobero
The font is a magnificent example of Romanesque art carved from a single block of limestone. It was used to celebrate baptism by immersion.
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Sun clock and liturgical calendar
This finely carved and decorated stone is historically significant for its unique character and the information it provides.
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Burial of Christ
This is a very important work for the study of the Renaissance in Castile, and is a relief by the sculptor from Palencia, Manuel Álvarez, a Renaissance master who was a collaborator of Alonso Berruguete.
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Mourning the dead Christ
This is a Spanish Renaissance masterpiece dating from the early 16th century
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Santo Entierro
This painting by Juan de Flandes is one of the masterpieces displayed in the Diocesan Museum in Palencia. It is exhibited next to another of the artist's paintings that depicts the descent from the cross.
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Virgin of the Abbey of Dehesa Brava
This work is a gem of its genre and has featured in various national and international exhibitions on European medieval precious metalwork.
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Come and visit
Timetables
Sep 01 to Jun 30
Monday to Saturday
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Jul 01 to Aug 31
10:30 AM to 1:30 PM
4:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Rates
General: €4
Groups: €2
Services
Guided tours
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