Arte y Cultura
Casa – Museo de Zurbarán
Life and work of Francisco de Zurbarán.
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- Casa – Museo de Zurbarán
Arte y Cultura
Much more than a painter of friars
Location and Contact:
- Contact person: Ayuntamiento
- Tel.:+34 924500211
- Website address: https://www.fuentedecantos.eu/casa-de-francisco-de-zurbaran/
- Website address: https://www.fuentedecantos.eu
- Opening times
Contact Town Hall: 924500211
- Fee
Free admission
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Life and work of Francisco de Zurbarán.
This museum in the house where the Extremaduran painter was born has been renovated and furnished to immerse visitors in the atmosphere of the period, allowing you to discover first-hand the life and work of Francisco de Zurbarán, focusing on everyday and the most representative aspects of the artist. A space equipped with state-of-the-art technologies that take visitors back to the days of this great Extremaduran artist and help them gain a better understanding of the origins of his work.
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- Origin:
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- 16th century
- Construction:
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- Traditional architecture
- Art period:
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- Renaissance
- Period in history:
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- 16th century
- Name:
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- Local museum
Theme:
- Art and culture
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