Consisting of founding works of contemporary Portuguese art historiography, from 1850 to the present day, the MNAC's collection holds several national treasures.

Aldebaran Fallen to the Ground is a series of shaped paintings, with irregular, organic contours. The intensity and incidence of light intrude on the viewing of those (most of them) faces, painted in oil pastels.

José Quaresma and Tiago Batista interconnect their languages and plastic domains using two intersecting image production mechanisms: Carlos Relvas' Stereoscope and the Rangefinder.

Talk with researchers

15 minutes with a work from MNAC's collection