MMIPO - MUSEU E IGREJA DA MISERICORDIA DO PORTO
Museum located in Porto, in the historical center, which has 7 rooms in which the works are well displayed.
Located in the heart of Porto's historic centre, in a building that was the headquarters of the charitable institution "Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Porto" from the 16th century until 2015, when it was transformed into a museum. A pleasant place to visit, with 7 rooms, in which the works are well displayed. The ex-libris of the collections presented by the museum is the famous work Fons Vitae (source of life), of first importance in Flemish painting, dating from 1515-1517 and whose author is Colijn de Coter. The painting, oil painting on cork oak, is impressive: it measures 2.67 metres high by 2.10 metres wide and occupies the centre of a room dedicated to it. The museum's objective is to make the history of the institution and its works known. The benefactors' room, among other things, is worth a visit to discover the city's social history. The size of the paintings is determined according to the donations received. The juxtaposed church, dating from the 16th century, is also part of the museum, its organ and azulejos are notable. From the facade of the new building, built in the 18th century by the architect Nicolau Nasoni when the church was in danger of crumbling, emerges a monumental sculpture, a kind of dragon or snake that would lean its neck towards the street. The Benefactors' Gallery, where temporary exhibitions are held, is an example of the city's glass and iron-based architecture.
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