El Dinamismo en 30 Grados
El Dinamismo en 30 Grados, 1953 by Antoine Pervsner (1866-1962). Located at the University City in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo registry by Carlos Ancheta and Jonathan Martinez in February 2018. This piece is a part of the collection "Synthesis of the Arts" at…

Pintura de Miranda en La Carraca
Miranda en La Carraca by Arturo Michelena (1896). Located at the Collection FMN (Fundación Museos Nacionales) in Caracas, Venezuela. The subject of the painting, Francisco de Miranda (1750 – July 14, 1816) was a Venezuelan of great historical stature in both…

Cabeza de Cristo (Version 2)
Cabeza de Cristo by anonymous (Trujillo, 17th century). Located at the Colonial Art Museum at Anauco House in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo registry by Rosa Ana Langerano in April 2018.

Oratorio
Small oratory about 6 m wide by 4 m deep and 5 m high, with a sloping wooden roof from which hangs an antique lamp. It contains sacred pieces and 18th century furniture. It has an elaborate polychromatic altarpiece and friar armchairs of the Colonial era.

Baulito (II)
The box has an arched lid and circular lock with openwork; on the edges there is a graphic in waves, similar to a lace. This type of piece was used to store jewelry and other accessories. The importance of this object lies in its artistic and referential value…

Placa de Sagrario
This tabernacle plate depicts the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) surrounded by beam lights, with a banner that bears the inscription: "ECCE AGNUS DEI".

Escribanía de Estrado
Writing desk, anonymous artist (early 17th century). Located at the Colonial Art Museum at Anauco House in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo registry by Daniel Santos in April 2018.


Vasija Colonial
Pottery. Drop shaped and intended to store water or cereal grains.


Silla de Bazos (III)
Owned by the Valencian hero Dr. Miguel Peña (1781-1833). Donated to the Colonial Art Museum of Caracas at Quinta de Anauco, Venezuela in 1978.

Virgen Immaculada Concepción
Pavilo hair, glued and plastered fabric, Church of Caraballeda. Crown of Francisco Landaeta, piece of gilded silver and doublets. It was the titular image of the church of Caraballeda acquired in 1952. Figure in the Expo of the MBA in 1956. Donation Carlo…

Tarro de Tabaco (Version 2)
White Pottery with metal lid and decorative flowers, vegetable, geometric and scroll work blue decorations. In the center is written "FARINAS".

Monumento a Los Caídos de la Generación del 28
Bronze monument to commemorate the Generation of 1928, a group of Venezuelan students who took to the streets to protest against Dictator Juan Vicente Gomez. Inscription: “To the Memory of the Disappeared Members of the Generation of 1928 - The Central University…


Plato Porcelana China
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Portaviáticos (II) (Open)
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Garden and Fountain - Quinta de Anauco
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.



Pequeña Cruz en Plaza La Cruz (Caracas)
Since the 1970's this wooden cross names the square where is located, Plaza La Cruz. The square is the place for social gatherings in El Calvario. Mr. Santos, a Colombian carpenter neighbor, crafted the cross. Before leaving Venezuela, Mr. Santos gave the…



Sin Titulo, Bimural de Mateo Manaure, 1954, (Version 2)
Untitled bimural (1954) by Mateo Manaure. Located at University City in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo registry by Cruz Sojo and Rafael Rodriguez, February 2018. This piece is a part of the collection "Synthesis of the Arts" at the University City of Caracas, a…

Sin Titulo, Mural Curvo de Mateo Manaure, 1954 (II)
Mural Curvo (1954) by Mateo Manaure. Located at the University City in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo registry by Jennifer Calatrava and Gustavo Lagarde in February 2018. This piece is a part of the collection Synthesis of the Arts at the University City of Caracas,…

Retrato de José Gregorio Hernández
Portrait of Venezuelan Dr. José Gregorio Hernández (1864-1919) by Francisco Narváez, 1953. Located at the University City in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo registry by Cruz Sojo. This piece is a part of the collection “Synthesis of the Arts” at the University City…

Estudio Anatómico de Francisco Narváez (I)
Untitled Mural - Anatomical Study (1950) by Francisco Narváez. Located at the University City in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo registry by Daniel Patiño. This piece is a part of the collection “Synthesis of the Arts” at the University City of Caracas, a UNESCO…

Sin Título, Mural de Hector Poleo, 1953-1954
Untitled Mural by Hector Poleo located at the Office of the Rector at University City in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo registry done by Félíx León in April 2018. This piece is a part of the collection “Synthesis of the Arts” at the University City of Caracas,…

San Francisco de Asis
San Francisco de Asís. Unknown artist (late 18th century). Located at the Colonial Art Museum at Anauco House in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo registry by Manuel Ochoa in April 2018.

Cofre
Cofre/Small chest. Located at the Colonial Art Museum at Anauco House in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo registry by Rosa Ana Langerano in April 2018.

Cuna Para Un Niño Jesús
Crib for Baby Jesus by Antonio Mateo de Los Reyes (circa 1755). Located at the Colonial Art Museum at Anauco House in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo registry by Rosa Ana Langerano in April 2018.

Façades Quinta de Anauco, Museo de Arte Colonial de Caracas (Sections A and C)
Front 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.

Cajita
Little box, anonymous artist (late 17th century). Located at the Colonial Art Museum at Anauco House in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo registry by Félíx León in April 2018.


Máscara Mortuoria de Luis Razetti
Post-mortem bronze cast of Dr. Luis Razetti (1862-1932). Along with Dr. Jose Maria Vargas, Dr. Razetti is an important figure in the history of Venezuelan medicine. He was a teacher, medical reformer and a founder of modern surgery in Venezuela; where he was…

Mural (Mateo Manaure) y Escultura La Dama Durmiente (Francisco Narvaez)
Mural by Mateo Manaure with circles, rectangles and lines in red, black, blue, brown, and gray over a white and yellow background. The wooden sculpture by Francisco Narvaez is part of his "Nuevas Formas" series (New Forms) and it was created in the stylized…

Estatua de José María Vargas
Standing statue of Dr. Jose María Vargas (1786-1854), the first civil president of Venezuela. He is portrayed with his right hand under his coat, and his left hand holding a book with the word "Sculapio" written on its cover. As a physician and man of science,…

Gavetero Escritorio
Wood case used as a writing desk, with a metal hing lock.

Mural, Piso 12, Dirección de Mantenimiento
Alirio Oramas. "Variación en 36 colores" (36 Colors Variation). Three squares made by 36 squares with different colors.

Mural en el Comedor Universitario
Francisco Narvaez mural in tiles of glazed ceramic. With an undersea theme (fish, octopus and a shark). It was mutilated in one of the renovations of the Cafeteria.

Azulejo de un Pavo (No. b3)
Glazed and painted pottery. It stands out for its colorful look with black borders, typical of Catalan pottery. it is decorated with a turkey in the center and bushes on both sides. The background is gray and blue with three birds on the sky. Back then genre…


Busto de Simón Bolívar
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Escribanía (Writing Desk)
The delicate decoration of this object indicates that it was laborious and expensive. It represents the daily dynamics of a sector of the colonial society that knew how to write, and that is where its patrimonial value lies. This piece of furniture is part…

Virgen del Carmen (with cameras)
This small sculpture intended to be clothed, carved in cedar, is a sample of the religious devotion in domestic life during the Colonial period. The piece was covered with stucco and painted in the upper part of the body. Clothes were manufactured fabric.…


Incesario
The object is made of burned metal and openwork. It is a fine piece of jewelry that responds to the neoclassical style by the simplicity of the shape and decoration through carved leaves. Its creator Cayetano Buitrón, was a recognized goldsmith, active in…

Pastor de Nubes o Formas de Lutin
Pastor de Nubes o Formas de Lutin (Pastor of Clouds or Forms of Lutin);"Pastor de Nubes o Formas de Lutin (1953) by Jean Arp in front of a bimural by Mateo Manaure (1954). Located at the University City in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo registry done by Jennifer…