Caracas, the National Art Gallery1

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The National Art Gallery (Galería de Arte Nacional; GAN) also known as Gallery of National Art is located in the Plaza Morelos area of Caracas, Venezuela. Opened in May 1976, the museum represents the best of Venezuelan art in its 11 galleries and neo-classical architectural style with natural settings of willow trees and pond. It is a reflection of the creativity of Carlos Raúl Villanueva who had the reputation as the best-known architects of Venezuela.

The museum was founded in 1976 and is housed in a building which was designed in 1935 by Carlos Raúl Villanueva and adjoins the Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas. It features works of art of Venezuelan artists spanning some five centuries from the colonial days featuring colonial Caracas and the period of Simón Bolívar

Eastern façade of the gallery. Galería de Arte Nacional

There are more than 4,000 pieces in its eleven rooms (arranged in a circular layout), with international and Venezuelan art

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Arturo Michelena

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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) was a Venezuelan painter who traveled to Paris where he studied in the famous Académie Julian. He was the first Venezuelan artist to succeed overseas and, with Cristóbal Rojas (1857–1890) and Martín Tovar y Tovar (1827–1902), one of the most important Venezuelan painters of the 19th century.

His first great success occurred in Paris at Le Salon des Artistes Français in 1887. Encouraged by his teacher Jean-Paul Laurens (1838–1921), Michelena presented a canvas titled L'Enfant Malade (The sick boy) which was awarded the Gold Medal, second class, the highest honor a foreign artist could receive at the salon. The painting was quickly considered a masterpiece and was acquired by the Astors in New York in the late 19th century.

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Bodegon. Paris 1891

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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Leda y el cisne

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Pentesilea 1891

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Señoritas en el campo. 1895

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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) La multlipicación de los panes

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) La última cena. 1898

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) La virgen de las palomas. 1894

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Josefina Blanco de Zuloaga

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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Fantasia arabe. 1889

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Hipodromo de Sabana Grande. 1896

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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) El Granizo de Reims 1886

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Taking the Gunboats

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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) La entrega de la bandera del

Numancia al Batallón Sin Nombre(Delivery of the Flag)

La Batalla de Ayacucho

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Death of Antonio José de Sucre

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Joaquín Crespo at the Battle of Los Colorados

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Las queseras del medio

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) El Panteón de los héroes

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Francisco de Miranda en la carraca 1896

The museum’s most notable piece is Michelena’s 1896 painting of Francisco de Miranda in a Spanish jail, Miranda en La Carraca

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Francisco de Miranda en la carraca 1896

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Francisco de Miranda en la carraca 1896

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Carlota Corday 1889

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Carlota Corday 1889

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Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Carlota Corday 1889

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Escenas del circo.1891

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Estudios de toreros para la vara rota. 1891

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Picador with Bull and Monosabio

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) Rota Rod Sketch

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) La vara rota

Arturo Michelena (1863-1898) La vara rota

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