Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro

Basque Country


Contains some early Christian stone carvings and Basque crosses, detailed paintings of biblical scenes and a glittering ensemble of crucifixes and ceremonial crosses. There are some fine 17th- and 18th-century paintings, including a work depicting St Francis by El Greco.


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