Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo
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The Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (Portuguese for "pinacotheca
of the state of São Paulo") is one of the most important art museums in Brazil
. It is housed in a 1900 building in Jardim da Luz
, Downtown São Paulo, projected by Ramos de Azevedo and Domiziano Rossi to be the headquarters of the Lyceum of Arts and Crafts. It's the oldest art museum in São Paulo, founded on December 24, 1905, and established as a state museum since 1911.
After passing through a reform conducted by Paulo Mendes da Rocha
in the 1990s, the museum became one of the most dynamic cultural institutions of the country, lining up with the international circuit of exhibitions, hosting cultural events and keeping an active bibliographic production. Pinacoteca also maintains a branch in Bom Retiro district, called Estação Pinacoteca, where it holds temporary exhibitions and the institution's documentation center.
The Pinacoteca has a wide-range collection of Brazilian art
, mainly noted for its vast assemblage of 19th century painting
s and sculpture
s, one of the largest in the country, as well as for a number of iconic Brazilian Modernist
artworks. The collection also includes a department of works on paper, European paintings and sculptures from 19th century artists, decorative arts, etc.
Pinacotheca
A pinacotheca was a picture gallery in either ancient Greece or ancient Rome. The name is specifically used for the building containing pictures which formed the left wing of the Propylaea on the Acropolis at Athens, Greece. Though Pausanias A pinacotheca was a picture gallery in either ancient...
of the state of São Paulo") is one of the most important art museums in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It is housed in a 1900 building in Jardim da Luz
Jardim da Luz
Jardim da Luz is a public space, characterized as a public park or as a small park, with approximately 20 thousand square meters situated in Avenida Tiradentes, Bom Retiro, in the city of São Paulo. The park is near the Luz station, the Museu de Arte Sacra de São Paulo, and the Historic Department...
, Downtown São Paulo, projected by Ramos de Azevedo and Domiziano Rossi to be the headquarters of the Lyceum of Arts and Crafts. It's the oldest art museum in São Paulo, founded on December 24, 1905, and established as a state museum since 1911.
After passing through a reform conducted by Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Paulo Mendes da Rocha is a Brazilian architect, honored with the Mies van der Rohe Prize and the Pritzker Prize .Paulo attended the Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie College of Architecture, graduating in 1954...
in the 1990s, the museum became one of the most dynamic cultural institutions of the country, lining up with the international circuit of exhibitions, hosting cultural events and keeping an active bibliographic production. Pinacoteca also maintains a branch in Bom Retiro district, called Estação Pinacoteca, where it holds temporary exhibitions and the institution's documentation center.
The Pinacoteca has a wide-range collection of Brazilian art
Brazilian art
Brazil was colonized by Portugal in the middle of the 16th century. In those early times, owing to the primitive state of Portuguese civilization there, not much could be done in regard to art expression. The original inhabitants of the land, pre-Columbian Indian peoples, most likely produced...
, mainly noted for its vast assemblage of 19th century painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
s and sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
s, one of the largest in the country, as well as for a number of iconic Brazilian Modernist
Modern art
Modern art includes artistic works produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the style and philosophy of the art produced during that era. The term is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of...
artworks. The collection also includes a department of works on paper, European paintings and sculptures from 19th century artists, decorative arts, etc.
See also
- São Paulo Museum of Art
- Ema Gordon Klabin Cultural FoundationEma Gordon Klabin Cultural FoundationThe Ema Gordon Klabin Cultural Foundation is an art museum located in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Officially established in 1978, it is a not-for-profit private institution, legally declared as an organization of federal public interest...
- Museu Nacional de Belas ArtesMuseu Nacional de Belas ArtesThe Museu Nacional de Belas Artes is a national art museum located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The museum, officially established in 1937 by the initiative of education minister Gustavo Capanema, was inaugurated in 1938, by president Getúlio Vargas...