Fine Arts Museum of Córdoba

Fine Arts Museum of Córdoba
Museo de Bellas Artes de Córdoba
	Museum's facade
Established	1844
Location	Córdoba, Spain
Coordinates	37°52′53″N 4°46′29″W / 37.88125°N 4.774778°W
Type	Art museum
Owner	General State Administration

The Fine Arts Museum of Córdoba (Spanish: Museo de Bellas Artes de Córdoba) is a State-owned art museum located in the Spanish city of Córdoba.

History

Similarly to most art museums in Spain, its creation ensued after the 1835

desamortización.^[1] The museum was thus created in 1844, and, directed by Diego Monroy Aguilera, it was installed in the former premises of the provincial deputation.^[1] Given some issues stemming from the inadequacy of the facilities, the museum was moved to the Hospital de la Caridad in 1862, although issues lingered as the museum shared the building with other institutions.^[1]

A section of Modern Art was created in 1902.[2]

The management of the museum was transferred to the

Junta of Andalusia in 1984 (the Spanish State remained as owner).^[3]

Collection

Items hosted by the museum include works by

Valdés Leal, Juan de Alfaro, Juan de Mesa, Antonio Palomonio, José Ignacio Cobo y Guzmán, Verdiguier, Rafael Romero Barros, Rafael Romero de Torres, Julio Romero de Torres

, Ricardo Baroja and Mateo Inurria.^[4] While largely focused on the Cordobese art since the 14th century onward, the museum also features works by Zuloaga, Gutiérrez Solana, Vázquez Díaz, Tàpies, Chillida, Canogar and Saura.^[5]