Colección Escuelas Pías (CEP)
Collection of sacred art of the Piarist Fathers (Padres Escolapios) at the Residencia Calasanz, with works by Goya, Ribera and El Greco; free visit on request.
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About the museum
The Colección museográfica de las Escuelas Pías is located in the Residencia Calasanz, on Calle de Gaztambide, in the Madrid district of Chamberí, and belongs to the Piarist Fathers. It brings together a broad collection of sacred art, with numerous works of religious sculpture and important paintings by Ribera, El Greco and Goya, among others.
The museum is visited in two spaces. The painting room displays mainly canvases with religious subjects from the Old and New Testaments, by some of the most outstanding painters of the Spanish Baroque, such as Ribera, El Greco, Francisco Bayeu and Pedro de Orrente, together with works by Flemish authors. It also shows an original portrait of Azorín, pieces of religious sculpture and goldwork, and a 16th-century Book of Hours.
The second space is the chapel, where the canvas “La Última Comunión de San José de Calasanz”, painted by Goya in 1819, is displayed. In the painting room, “La Oración del Huerto”, also by Goya, stands out.
Highlights
- “La Oración del Huerto” by Francisco de Goya
- “La Última Comunión de San José de Calasanz” by Goya (1819), in the chapel
- Paintings by Ribera, El Greco, Francisco Bayeu and Pedro de Orrente
- Original portrait of Azorín
- 16th-century Book of Hours, religious sculpture and goldwork
Permanent exhibitions
- Sala de pinturas – Canvases on religious subjects from the Spanish and Flemish Baroque, with Goya’s “La Oración del Huerto”, a portrait of Azorín and pieces of sacred art.
- Capilla – Space displaying “La Última Comunión de San José de Calasanz”, a canvas painted by Goya in 1819.
- Operated by
- Escuelas Pías (Padres Escolapios)
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free visit on request.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Islas Filipinas
Metro: Islas Filipinas (line 7). Bus: lines 1, 2, 12, 16, 44, 61, 62, 82, 132, 138, C1 and C2.
Amenities & dining
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