Explore the Pastrana Museum's Collection
Discover important artworks including liturgical ornaments, and carvings and paintings in the Renaissance and Baroque styles in the Chapter House and Hall Two
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Museum chapterhouse and Room 2 (1569) by Fostered by the Archbishop Fray Pedro Gonzalez de Mendoza. 17th centuryTapestry Parish Museum of Pastrana
Hall Two and the Chapter House of the museum are found on the upper floors of the collegiate church. They are filled with notable works including liturgical ornaments, and carvings and paintings in the Renaissance and Baroque styles, by eminent artists such as Juan de Borgoña and Juan Carreño de Miranda.
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"Apparition of the Virgin and the child to Saint Bernard", and "Descent from the cross" (17th century and 16th century) by Juan Carreño de Miranda and John of BurgundyTapestry Parish Museum of Pastrana
There are two oil paintings in this image.
On the left is Aparición de la Virgen y el Niño a San Bernardo (The Apparition of the Virgin and Child to Saint Bernard), a 17th-century oil painting on canvas by Juan Carreño de Miranda.
The early 16th-century oil painting on panel, Descendimiento de la Cruz (The Descent from the Cross) by Juan de Borgoña, is on the right side.
"Saint Humbert" and "Mary Magdalene" (16th century) by AnonymousTapestry Parish Museum of Pastrana
Here, there are two temperas on panels from the 16th century depicting Saint Hubert and Mary Magdalene with donors and their children. Artists unknown.
Museum chapterhouse and Room 2 (1569) by Fostered by the Archbishop Fray Pedro Gonzalez de Mendoza. 17th centuryTapestry Parish Museum of Pastrana
The museum's Chapter House displays the collegiate church's treasure trove: religious metalwork in silver, such as the shrine of the Body of Christ with pyx, tabernacle, chalices, standing crucifixes, and processional crosses.
It also houses wooden and ivory carvings, as well as pictures. There are more than 100 pieces, making an unforgettable visit.
Divine Shepherdess Sculpture (18th century) by AnonymousTapestry Parish Museum of Pastrana
Divina Pastora (Divine Shepherdess) is a multi-colored wooden carving. The artist is unknown, but would have been part of the Madrid school in the 18th century.
Elías Phophet (18th century) by AnonymousTapestry Parish Museum of Pastrana
This multi-colored carving, also by an unknown artist, depicts the Prophet Elijah. It dates from the Madrid school from the 18th century.
Ecce Homo (15th century) by AnonymousTapestry Parish Museum of Pastrana
This image shows an anonymous Ecce Homo from the 15th-century school of Flemish painting.
Letter n. 96 by Saint Teresa (1575) by Saint TeresaTapestry Parish Museum of Pastrana
Detail from a fragment of Letter 96 sent by Saint Teresa on December 30, 1575 from Seville, to Mother María Bautista in Valladolid.
Showcasing relics from Saints (16th century) by AnonymousTapestry Parish Museum of Pastrana
The cabinet displays a number of liturgical objects from the catafalque of the Dukes of Pastrana, in ebony and bronze. They date from the 17th century.
Censer (1560-1575) by AnonymousTapestry Parish Museum of Pastrana
This censer, made of silver but gilded in gold, with an engraved nautilus shell, dates from 1560-1575, and originates from the German city of Nuremberg.
Processional cross (1440-1450) by Juan FranciscoTapestry Parish Museum of Pastrana
The image shows a Gothic processional cross made of silver, but gilded in gold and enameled. The Renaissance artefact was made by the metalsmith Juan Francisco in Alcalá de Henares in 1550.
Processional cross (1440-1450) by Juan FranciscoTapestry Parish Museum of Pastrana
Pieta altarpiece (17th century) by AnonymousTapestry Parish Museum of Pastrana
The image shows a 17th-century tableau of The Pietà. By an unknown artist, it is made from ivory, bronze, enamelwork, and semi-precious stones.
Saint Joachim (17th century) by Luis FernándezTapestry Parish Museum of Pastrana
Oil painting on canvas of Saint Joachim. It was painted by Luís Fernández in 1630.
A project promoted by the Provincial Council of Guadalajara, Spain.
Coordination: Aurora Batanero and Mario González Somoano.
Production and realization: Laura Domínguez and Fernando Toquero.
Photographs: Alfonso Romo, Enrique Delgado, Nacho Abascal, Laura Domínguez and Fernando Toquero.
Translation: Miguel Ángel Muñoz Lobo.
