The Arc/k Project

Baulito

Small trunk, anonymous artist (circa 1820). Located at the Colonial Art Museum at Anauco House in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo registry by Daniel Santos in April 2018.

Par de Floreros

From the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, 1962

Salero

Salt shaker, anonymous artist (17th century, Teruel, Spain). Located at the Colonial Art Museum at Anauco House in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo registry by Félíx León in April 2018.

Tres Sillones Presbiteriales

Three chairs made of carved cedar wood, connected as one piece of furniture. Chairs placed in the presbyteries were a symbol of the hierarchy between clergymen.

Butaque o Ture

Spanish X-Frame chair featuring a wooden butaque with a non-folding base and embossed leather back and seat, attached to the wooden frame with metal rivets.

Quinta de Anauco, Museo de Arte Colonial (Façades Combined)

Combined façade responds to the exterior corridor, which covers the main entrance of Quinta de Anauco, Colonial house. It reflects the simplicity, elegance, and functionality of Venezuelan civil architecture of the second half of the 18th century.

Façade and Garden - Quinta de Anauco, Museo de Arte Colonial de Caracas (Section J)

Façade of the Quinta de Anauco with tile roof and garden typical of a colonial country house. It reflects the simplicity and elegance of Venezuelan architecture in the Hispanic period.