National Museum of San Carlos

The National Museum of San Carlos is one of the most important sights of Mexico City.

The museum is housed in a neoclassical mansion of the early XIX century. In the premises of the seven galleries of the museum there is the largest collection of works of famous painters in Europe in Mexico City. The collection of the museum is paintings painted from the XIV to the XX century by artists of Flamand, France, Italy and Spain. Here, Goya's engravings and Rodin's sculptural works found their place.

The pearl of the collection is recognized as the altarpiece La Encarnaci n 1465, which is covered with gilding. It is located at the entrance to the building. The author of the work is Per Espalarguez.