Caracas, the National Art Gallery 1

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An hour _at_ the museum
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Caracas
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The National Art Gallery (Galería de Arte
Nacional GAN) also known as Gallery of National
Art is located in the Plaza Morelos area of
Caracas, Venezuela. Opened in May 1976, the
museum represents the best of Venezuelan art in
its 11 galleries and neo-classical architectural
style with natural settings of willow trees and
pond. It is a reflection of the creativity of
Carlos Raúl Villanueva who had the reputation as
the best-known architects of Venezuela.
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The museum was founded in 1976 and is housed in a
building which was designed in 1935 by Carlos
Raúl Villanueva and adjoins the Museo de Bellas
Artes de Caracas. It features works of art of
Venezuelan artists spanning some five centuries
from the colonial days featuring colonial Caracas
and the period of Simón Bolívar
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Eastern façade of the gallery. Galería de Arte
Nacional
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There are more than 4,000 pieces in its eleven
rooms (arranged in a circular layout), with
international and Venezuelan art
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Anonimo Escuela de Caracas
Anonimo del periodo colonial venezolano siglo
XVIII
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Anonimo - Retrato de Eladia Gallardo 1820
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Anonimo
Anonimo
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Anonimo
Anonimo
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Anonimo Pintor Tocuyano
Anonimo
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Anonimo
Anonimo
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Self-portrait
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) was a Venezuelan
painter who traveled to Paris where he studied in
the famous Académie Julian. He was the first
Venezuelan artist to succeed overseas and, with
Cristóbal Rojas (18571890) and Martín Tovar y
Tovar (18271902), one of the most important
Venezuelan painters of the 19th century.
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His first great success occurred in Paris at Le
Salon des Artistes Français in 1887. Encouraged
by his teacher Jean-Paul Laurens (18381921),
Michelena presented a canvas titled L'Enfant
Malade (The sick boy) which was awarded the Gold
Medal, second class, the highest honor a foreign
artist could receive at the salon. The painting
was quickly considered a masterpiece and was
acquired by the Astors in New York in the late
19th century.
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Bodegon. Paris 1891
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) La caridad. 1888
Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Por definir
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Desnudo
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Leda y el cisne
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Pentesilea 1891
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Señoritas en el
campo. 1895
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Cabeza de Estudio
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Julian Onate y Juárez Invierno y Verano
Arturo Michelena Otoño y Primavera
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) La multlipicación
de los panes
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) La última cena. 1898
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Josefina Blanco de
Zuloaga
Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) La virgen de las
palomas. 1894
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Still Life with
Yellow Roses
Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Still life 1894
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Retrato de Emilia
Alcalá
Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Retrato de Lastenia
Tello de Michelena
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Lastenia Tello de
Michelena1898
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Fantasia arabe. 1889
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Hipodromo de Sabana
Grande. 1896
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) El desvan del
anticuario
Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) La joven madre
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Diana cazadora
Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Maria Ibarra de
Matos (1895)
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) El Granizo de Reims
1886
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Taking the Gunboats
Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Vapor América
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Portrait of General
Joaquín Crespo, two times President of Venezuela
(1884-1886, 1892-1898)
Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Portrait of Bolívar
in Carabobo
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Vuelvan Caras - 1890
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La Batalla de Ayacucho
Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) La entrega de la
bandera del Numancia al Batallón Sin
Nombre (Delivery of the Flag)
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Death of Antonio
José de Sucre
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Las queseras del
medio
Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Joaquín Crespo at
the Battle of Los Colorados
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) El Panteón de los
héroes
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Francisco de
Miranda en la carraca 1896
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The museums most notable piece is Michelenas
1896 painting of Francisco de Miranda in a
Spanish jail, Miranda en La Carraca Arturo
Michelena (1863-1898) Francisco de Miranda en la
carraca 1896
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Francisco de
Miranda en la carraca 1896
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Carlota Corday 1889
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Carlota Corday
1889 Fragment
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Carlota Corday 1889
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Escenas del
circo.1891
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Estudios de toreros
para la vara rota. 1891
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Rota Rod Sketch
Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Picador with Bull
and Monosabio
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) La vara rota
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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) La vara rota
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Sanda Foisoreanu
2014
Marie Laforet - Cabrestero