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Most of the about 3,000 pieces of art were collected by Gulbenkian himself, who had an excellent taste. The art, which ranges from tapestry, ceramics, jewelry and glassware to paintings, sculpture and furniture is displayed in spacious well lighted rooms and divided into two circuits.The first one is devoted to Egyptian art, Classical art and objects from the Middle and Far East. Highlights include Egyptian scarabs, a Greek Vase, Roman jewelry, Assyrian bas-reliefs, Persian tapestries, Chinese porcelain and Japanese paintings.The second circuit shows European art, with an emphasis on French decorative arts.Of note are the medieval illuminated books, a collection of paintings from Flemish, Italian and French masters, and a collection of 18th century French furniture, of which Gulbenkian was particularly fondIn 1956, the Gulbenkian Foundation was created which according to his will, supports the arts, science, education and social welfare. The foundation is headquartered in a modern complex set in a lush garden. It has a large library, an open air auditorium and two museums: the Gulbenkian Museum and the Modern Art Centre, which opened in 1983.

Three fish-shaped vases. Celadon porcelain China, c. 1750, Mount bronze France, mid-18th centuryPieces like these were greatly appreciated during the eighteenth century and reveal the attraction felt for the exoticism of Oriental themes

Virgin and Child Attr Jean de Liège - ca 1364 - Paris

Antonio Rossellino, Firenze, before 1461

Jan Gossaert (ca.1478- 1536) - Maagd en kind

Rogier van der Weyden (1400–1464) St Catherine

Stefan Lochner (1410-1451), Presentation au temple

Unknown artist

The Annunciation Dirck Bouts 1465-70

The Annunciation Dirck Bouts

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Armenian Bible, 1623

The Hours of Margaret of Cleves Holland, c. 1395-1400

Apocalipse - England, c. 1270

L'amour à la folie by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Nymph and Satyr - Michel Claude Man's torso - Greece, ca. 450-400 BC

Diane, Jean-Antoine Houdon

Flora, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1873

Brother and Sister by Auguste Rodin (1841-1919 ) France, after 1891

Martin Carlin, Table d'écriture (1772), Paris.

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Giuliano Bugiardini Portrait of a Young Woman, c. 1516/25

Giovanni Boldini, 1890 John Lewis Brown with wife and daughter

Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret (1852-1929) - Les Bretonnes au pardon

Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449–1494)Portrait of a Young Woman

The Bath of Venus. Sir Edward Burne-Jones (1873-1898)

The Mirror of Venus. Sir Edward Burne-Jones (1873-1898)

The Mirror of Venus. Sir Edward Burne-Jones (1873-1898) Details

Édouard ManetLes bulles de savon

Mary Cassatt The Stocking, c. 1891

Nature morte au melon, Claude

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Madame Monet Lisant Le Figaro, Auguste Renoir

Cupid and the Three Graces, 1738

Francois Boucher

Casa das Violas, José Dominguez Alvarez - Centro de Arte Moderna -

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian

Sound: Danielle Licari - Concerto Pour Une Voix

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