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Donation of Art and Objects From the Colonial Period to Hispanic Society Museum & Library
The CPPC Donates One Work From the Colonial Period to Hispanic Society Museum & Library
Introduction
The Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) donated 118 pieces from its collection of furniture, art, and objects from Latin America’s colonial period, one of the five collections that comprise the CPPC, to leading institutions committed to the conservation and study of the legacies of art from the colonial and early republican periods in Latin America, including: the Blanton Museum of Art, Austin; Denver Art Museum, Colorado; Hispanic Society Museum & Library, New York; and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Massachusetts.
This donation expands the scope of these institutions’ permanent collections by encouraging a broader, more diverse and inclusive view of Latin American artistic production from the 17th to mid-19th centuries.
About the Colonial Art Collection
The CPPC's collection of furniture, art and objects from the colonial period was formed with the intention of broadly representing Venezuelan material culture from the mid-seventeenth to mid-nineteenth centuries. This core is complemented by select works from the viceroyalties of New Spain (Mexico) and Peru, as well as pieces from elsewhere in the Spanish Caribbean and Southeast Asia.
Donation to the Hispanic Society Museum & Library
The Hispanic Society Museum & Library in New York, one of the institutions to pioneer the collection and study of Latin American colonial art, is now home to an important piece of furniture: the golden armchair for the brotherhood of San Pedro of the Cathedral of Caracas. Made around 1755 by the cabinetmaker Antonio Mateo de los Reyes, this imposing armchair, the first Venezuelan colonial masterpiece to enter this important collection, was used to seat the life-size sculpture of the patron saint of the brotherhood.
Press
ARTNEWS, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection to Donate 119 Works to Five Museums (June 16, 2017)
Art Daily, The Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros donates 119 works of colonial art to five museums (June 16, 2017)
Blouin Art info, Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros’ Amazing Art Donation (June 16, 2017)
El País, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros dona 119 obras de arte colonial (June 16, 2017)
ArtForum, Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros to gift 119 works to five museums (June 16, 2017)
Introduction
The Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) donated 118 pieces from its collection of furniture, art, and objects from Latin America’s colonial period, one of the five collections that comprise the CPPC, to leading institutions committed to the conservation and study of the legacies of art from the colonial and early republican periods in Latin America, including: the Blanton Museum of Art, Austin; Denver Art Museum, Colorado; Hispanic Society Museum & Library, New York; and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Massachusetts.
This donation expands the scope of these institutions’ permanent collections by encouraging a broader, more diverse and inclusive view of Latin American artistic production from the 17th to mid-19th centuries.
About the Colonial Art Collection
The CPPC's collection of furniture, art and objects from the colonial period was formed with the intention of broadly representing Venezuelan material culture from the mid-seventeenth to mid-nineteenth centuries. This core is complemented by select works from the viceroyalties of New Spain (Mexico) and Peru, as well as pieces from elsewhere in the Spanish Caribbean and Southeast Asia.
Donation to the Hispanic Society Museum & Library
The Hispanic Society Museum & Library in New York, one of the institutions to pioneer the collection and study of Latin American colonial art, is now home to an important piece of furniture: the golden armchair for the brotherhood of San Pedro of the Cathedral of Caracas. Made around 1755 by the cabinetmaker Antonio Mateo de los Reyes, this imposing armchair, the first Venezuelan colonial masterpiece to enter this important collection, was used to seat the life-size sculpture of the patron saint of the brotherhood.
Press
ARTNEWS, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection to Donate 119 Works to Five Museums (June 16, 2017)
Art Daily, The Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros donates 119 works of colonial art to five museums (June 16, 2017)
Blouin Art info, Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros’ Amazing Art Donation (June 16, 2017)
El País, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros dona 119 obras de arte colonial (June 16, 2017)
ArtForum, Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros to gift 119 works to five museums (June 16, 2017)
- Title: Donation of Art and Objects From the Colonial Period to Hispanic Society Museum & Library
- Date: May 16, 2017
- Venue: Hispanic Society Museum & Library
- Title: Donation of Art and Objects From the Colonial Period to Hispanic Society Museum & Library
- Date: May 16, 2017
- Venue: Hispanic Society Museum & Library
The CPPC Donates One Work From the Colonial Period to Hispanic Society Museum & Library
Introduction
The Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) donated 118 pieces from its collection of furniture, art, and objects from Latin America’s colonial period, one of the five collections that comprise the CPPC, to leading institutions committed to the conservation and study of the legacies of art from the colonial and early republican periods in Latin America, including: the Blanton Museum of Art, Austin; Denver Art Museum, Colorado; Hispanic Society Museum & Library, New York; and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Massachusetts.
This donation expands the scope of these institutions’ permanent collections by encouraging a broader, more diverse and inclusive view of Latin American artistic production from the 17th to mid-19th centuries.
About the Colonial Art Collection
The CPPC's collection of furniture, art and objects from the colonial period was formed with the intention of broadly representing Venezuelan material culture from the mid-seventeenth to mid-nineteenth centuries. This core is complemented by select works from the viceroyalties of New Spain (Mexico) and Peru, as well as pieces from elsewhere in the Spanish Caribbean and Southeast Asia.
Donation to the Hispanic Society Museum & Library
The Hispanic Society Museum & Library in New York, one of the institutions to pioneer the collection and study of Latin American colonial art, is now home to an important piece of furniture: the golden armchair for the brotherhood of San Pedro of the Cathedral of Caracas. Made around 1755 by the cabinetmaker Antonio Mateo de los Reyes, this imposing armchair, the first Venezuelan colonial masterpiece to enter this important collection, was used to seat the life-size sculpture of the patron saint of the brotherhood.
Press
ARTNEWS, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection to Donate 119 Works to Five Museums (June 16, 2017)
Art Daily, The Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros donates 119 works of colonial art to five museums (June 16, 2017)
Blouin Art info, Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros’ Amazing Art Donation (June 16, 2017)
El País, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros dona 119 obras de arte colonial (June 16, 2017)
ArtForum, Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros to gift 119 works to five museums (June 16, 2017)
Introduction
The Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC) donated 118 pieces from its collection of furniture, art, and objects from Latin America’s colonial period, one of the five collections that comprise the CPPC, to leading institutions committed to the conservation and study of the legacies of art from the colonial and early republican periods in Latin America, including: the Blanton Museum of Art, Austin; Denver Art Museum, Colorado; Hispanic Society Museum & Library, New York; and the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Massachusetts.
This donation expands the scope of these institutions’ permanent collections by encouraging a broader, more diverse and inclusive view of Latin American artistic production from the 17th to mid-19th centuries.
About the Colonial Art Collection
The CPPC's collection of furniture, art and objects from the colonial period was formed with the intention of broadly representing Venezuelan material culture from the mid-seventeenth to mid-nineteenth centuries. This core is complemented by select works from the viceroyalties of New Spain (Mexico) and Peru, as well as pieces from elsewhere in the Spanish Caribbean and Southeast Asia.
Donation to the Hispanic Society Museum & Library
The Hispanic Society Museum & Library in New York, one of the institutions to pioneer the collection and study of Latin American colonial art, is now home to an important piece of furniture: the golden armchair for the brotherhood of San Pedro of the Cathedral of Caracas. Made around 1755 by the cabinetmaker Antonio Mateo de los Reyes, this imposing armchair, the first Venezuelan colonial masterpiece to enter this important collection, was used to seat the life-size sculpture of the patron saint of the brotherhood.
Press
ARTNEWS, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection to Donate 119 Works to Five Museums (June 16, 2017)
Art Daily, The Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros donates 119 works of colonial art to five museums (June 16, 2017)
Blouin Art info, Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros’ Amazing Art Donation (June 16, 2017)
El País, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros dona 119 obras de arte colonial (June 16, 2017)
ArtForum, Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros to gift 119 works to five museums (June 16, 2017)