Larreta died in 1961, and his family sold his home and its collections to the City of Buenos Aires for its conversion into the Museum of Spanish Art. The museum was inaugurated in 1962, and named in his honor. Its collections were enriched further by the 1977 transfer of portions of the Isaac Fernández Blanco Museum of Hispanic Art.[1]
The former Larreta home, designed by Argentine architect Ernesto Bunge,[3] for Francisco Chas Belgrano and his wife Catalina de los Remedios Salas and inaugurated in 1886, is a work of neo-Spanish colonial architecture, and features an Andalusianpatio measuring 6,500 m² (70,000 ft²) and connected to the house via an extensive portico. The property was purchased by Larreta's mother-in-law, Mercedes Castellanos de Anchorena, and given to the newlywed couple in 1903.[4] Much as Martín Noël did with the property that later became the Isaac Fernández Blanco Museum, Larreta had the home expanded and refurbished along neo-colonial lines (restauración nacionalista, as the designs were known). Historical, as well as religious, designs were used, and the ornamented portal, for instance, was a copy of the entry to the Casa Basavilbaso (a former customs house which had earlier been demolished). Completed in 1916, these works were designed by Christian Schindler.[5]
museo, arte, español, enrique, larreta, museum, spanish, located, belgrano, ward, buenos, aires, argentina, museum, spanish, enrique, larretaestablishedoctober, 1962, years, october, 1962, location2291, juramento, streetbuenos, aires, argentinatypeart, museumv. The Museo de Arte Espanol Enrique Larreta is a museum of Spanish art located in the Belgrano ward of Buenos Aires Argentina Museum of Spanish Art Enrique LarretaMuseo de Arte Espanol Enrique LarretaEstablishedOctober 12 1962 61 years ago October 12 1962 Location2291 Juramento StreetBuenos Aires ArgentinaTypeArt museumVisitors40 000 annuallyDirectorMercedes PicotArchitectErnesto Bunge 1 OwnerBuenos Aires CityWebsitebuenosaires gob ar museolarreta Contents 1 Overview 2 Gallery 3 References 4 External linksOverview editThe museum resulted from the purchase by the city of the Buenos Aires home of Enrique Larreta perhaps the most prominent Argentine exponent of Hispanic modernism in literature and Ambassador to France from 1910 to 1919 Larreta made numerous visits to Avila Spain during his tenure and he amassed a large collection of medieval art armor tapestries Spanish Renaissance art Spanish baroque art and decor manuscripts wood carvings and French furniture among other collections 2 Larreta died in 1961 and his family sold his home and its collections to the City of Buenos Aires for its conversion into the Museum of Spanish Art The museum was inaugurated in 1962 and named in his honor Its collections were enriched further by the 1977 transfer of portions of the Isaac Fernandez Blanco Museum of Hispanic Art 1 The former Larreta home designed by Argentine architect Ernesto Bunge 3 for Francisco Chas Belgrano and his wife Catalina de los Remedios Salas and inaugurated in 1886 is a work of neo Spanish colonial architecture and features an Andalusian patio measuring 6 500 m 70 000 ft and connected to the house via an extensive portico The property was purchased by Larreta s mother in law Mercedes Castellanos de Anchorena and given to the newlywed couple in 1903 4 Much as Martin Noel did with the property that later became the Isaac Fernandez Blanco Museum Larreta had the home expanded and refurbished along neo colonial lines restauracion nacionalista as the designs were known Historical as well as religious designs were used and the ornamented portal for instance was a copy of the entry to the Casa Basavilbaso a former customs house which had earlier been demolished Completed in 1916 these works were designed by Christian Schindler 5 The extensive gardens feature ginkgo biloba ombu wisteria cypress palm bitter orange and silk floss trees as well as buxus hedges totaling around 700 m 2 300 ft The museum also includes the Alfonso El Sabio Library specializing in Spanish literature and La Casita de Arriba a children s learning annex Gallery edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp References edit a b Museo Larreta Historia in Spanish Archived 2010 10 24 at the Wayback Machine Acceder Documentos privados y manuscritos Museo Enrique Larreta in Spanish Archived 2010 11 20 at the Wayback Machine Museo Enrique Larreta on El Ojo del Arte La Nacion El museo Larreta un refugio para el arte hispanico in Spanish Incolla Nani Guia Patrimonio Cultural de Buenos Aires Direccion General de Patrimonio External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Museo de Arte Espanol Enrique Larreta Official website nbsp 34 33 40 S 58 27 20 5 W 34 56111 S 58 455694 W 34 56111 58 455694 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Museo de Arte Espanol Enrique Larreta amp oldid 1215370318, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
