San Francisco Convent Museum (Quito)
Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
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It is the largest architectural complex among the historical centers of Latin America. It is formed by the square, the main church, the chapel of San Buenaventura, the chapel of Cantuña and the convent of seven courtyards. The San Francisco Museum was built in 1546 and was declared a minor basilica by Pope John XXIII in 1963. It is the oldest, largest and most interesting convent in Ecuador for its artistic content and historical highlight.
San Francisco occupies three and a half acres, located in the center of the square of its name, with the grand mannerist facade of its main church. On the high altar, the sculpture of the Virgin of Quito by Bernardo de Legarda is displayed, whose gigantic replica is observed in the Loma del Panecillo.
Within its walls, you can find about 400 pieces from the 17th and 18th centuries, which make up the sample of religious art displayed in the corridors of the convent where, since 1993, the Fray Pedro Gocial Franciscan Museum operates.
City: Quito Sector: Historical Center Address: Entre Bolívar, Cuenca and Sucre Opening Hours: Monday to Sunday from 9am to 6pm
The Franciscan Museum is located in front of the second cloister that enters through the main, stores art treasures accumulated in the centuries of convent life.
In the museum there is a collection of 22 18th century marble paintings and many other samples of handicrafts. You can also closely admire very old paintings of the Quiteña School, works by Miguel de Santiago, Goríbar, Rodríguez and Mejía.
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