Province Province of Seville | Phone +34 955 54 29 31 | |
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Address Pl. del Museo, 9, 41001 Sevilla, Spain Hours Open today · 9AM–8:30PMWednesday9AM–8:30PMThursday9AM–8:30PMFriday9AM–8:30PMSaturday9AM–8:30PMSunday9AM–3:30PMMondayClosedTuesday9AM–8:30PMSuggest an edit Similar Torre del Oro, Seville Cathedral, Alcázar of Seville, Maria Luisa Park, Giralda | ||
Museum of fine arts seville andalusia spain
The Museum of Fine Arts of Seville or Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla is a museum in Seville, Spain, a collection of mainly Spanish visual arts from the medieval period to the early 20th century, including a choice selection of works by artists from the so-called Golden Age of Sevillian painting during the 17th century, such as Murillo, Zurbarán, Francisco de Herrera the younger, and Valdés Leal.
The building itself was built in 1594, but the museum was founded in 1839, after the desamortizacion or shuttering of religious monasteries and convents, collecting works from across the city and region. The building it is housed in was originally home to the convent of the Order of the Merced Calzada de la Asunción, founded by St. Peter Nolasco during the reign of King Ferdinand III of Castile. Extensive remodeling in the early 17th century was led by the architect Juan de Oviedo y de la Bandera.