Located in the parish of Glória, municipality of Aveiro, central Portugal
The museum was a monastery of the female Dominican Order and is today an important museum, holding a diverse collection with a particular focus on art with a sacred theme or function.
The conventual structures were integrated into the Museum of Aveiro, and the Church of Jesus stands out with its rich gilded carving and tiled covering, whose main chapel (a work from Porto, 1725-29) was created by the carvers and sculptors António Gomes and José Correia and the painter Manuel Ferreira e Sousa.
The interior choir frames the tomb of Princess Saint Joan, by the royal architect João Antunes (1699-1711), a Baroque masterpiece in polychrome marble with sculptural elements in the Italian style, in keeping with the surrounding parietal decoration, in carved and tile work, the cloister (15th-16th centuries), and the refectory with its graceful reading tribune and walls covered in tile.
The Museum's collections include groups of painting, sculpture, carving, tiles, goldsmithing, furniture and vestments predominantly with a sacred theme or function, largely coming from the Convent of Jesus or other extinct monastic institutions in Aveiro and the country, documenting different periods.
The countless works that make up the collection illustrate an artistic journey that goes from the 15th century to the 20th century, with a particular focus on the Baroque period. The important collection of Portuguese art from that period stands out.
Among other important works, we also highlight the Gothic tomb of the knight D. João de Albuquerque, lord of Angeja, the sanctuary room of Princess Santa Joana (whose set of paintings is part of a profuse gilded covering), the Sagrada Família, by Machado de Castro, or the portrait of Princess Santa Joana (15th century).
The conventual structures were integrated into the Museum of Aveiro, and the Church of Jesus stands out with its rich gilded carving and tiled covering, whose main chapel (a work from Porto, 1725-29) was created by the carvers and sculptors António Gomes and José Correia and the painter Manuel Ferreira e Sousa.
The interior choir frames the tomb of Princess Saint Joan, by the royal architect João Antunes (1699-1711), a Baroque masterpiece in polychrome marble with sculptural elements in the Italian style, in keeping with the surrounding parietal decoration, in carved and tile work, the cloister (15th-16th centuries), and the refectory with its graceful reading tribune and walls covered in tile.
The Museum's collections include groups of painting, sculpture, carving, tiles, goldsmithing, furniture and vestments predominantly with a sacred theme or function, largely coming from the Convent of Jesus or other extinct monastic institutions in Aveiro and the country, documenting different periods.
The countless works that make up the collection illustrate an artistic journey that goes from the 15th century to the 20th century, with a particular focus on the Baroque period. The important collection of Portuguese art from that period stands out.
Among other important works, we also highlight the Gothic tomb of the knight D. João de Albuquerque, lord of Angeja, the sanctuary room of Princess Santa Joana (whose set of paintings is part of a profuse gilded covering), the Sagrada Família, by Machado de Castro, or the portrait of Princess Santa Joana (15th century).
Classification of the Aveiro Santa Joana Museum (Religious Art)
The building has been classified as a National Monument since 1910.
