The Real Monasterio de San Joaquín y Santa Ana, a Neoclassical monastery built in the late 18th century in Valladolid, is a testament to architect Francesco Sabatini's design. The monastery houses a museum of sacred art showcasing valiosas piezas de la escultura barroca española, including works by Gregorio Fernández and Pedro de Mena. The monastery's church holds tres lienzos juveniles de Goya, the only paintings by the artist preserved in Castilla y León.
The actual community within the monastery is of nuns, belonging to the Congregación de Monasterios de Monjas Cistercienses de San Bernardo o de Castilla, and it is also the seat of the Cofradía del Santo Entierro. In 1956, the monastery was declared monumento histórico-artístico nacional. In 2016, the monastery's museum premiered the cantata K. 477a Per la ricuperata salute di Ofelia, which had been lost for over two centuries, a collaboration between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri.
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