The museum space of San Benito el Viejo

Situated in the Museo Nacional de Escultura complex in Valladolid, the Iglesia de San Benito el Viejo is now a museum space. Originally serving as the chapel for the Casa del Sol, the palace associated with the title of the Conde de Gondomar, the church experienced many years of patronage, reconstruction, and state acquisitions.

Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, I conde de Gondomar, acquired the patronage of the church in 1599 and commissioned the reconstruction of the temple and a crypt for his burial. In 1999, the building was acquired by the State as a cultural asset for the expansion of the Museo Nacional de Escultura.

Today, the church is an integral part of the museum's collection, home to the funds of the Museo Nacional de Reproducciones Artísticas. This is a collection of exact reproductions of classical pieces, primarily produced in the 19th century using the now-prohibited technique of the vaciado.

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