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San Juan de Dios Museum (Casa de los Pisa)

The Casa de los Pisa was built shortly after the conquest of Granada in 1492. Juan de Dios died there on 8 March 1550, taken in by the Pisa family. The family died out in the mid-19th century and the Order of San Juan de Dios bought the building in 1927. The San Juan de Dios Archive-Museum was created in January 1931 and is run by the Order's Baetic Province, with the aim of preserving and promoting its cultural heritage. The collection includes images and portraits of the saint, among them "The Death of San Juan de Dios" and "San Juan de Dios with the Child Jesus in His Arms", alongside works such as a "Virgin of America" painted on leather from the 15th-16th centuries, a "Virgin and Child" from the circle of Alonso Cano, a 19th-century ivory St George and an 18th-century Meissen porcelain vase. It is on Calle Convalecencia and has wheelchair access. The visit is guided.

Things to do at San Juan de Dios Museum (Casa de los Pisa): 4 missions

• Find the Meissen porcelain vaseLook for the 18th-century vase from the Meissen workshops and compare it with the other decorative pieces.
• Look at the "Virgin and Child" from Cano's circleFind the work "Virgin and Child", attributed to the circle of Alonso Cano, and study the composition.
• Look for "The Death of San Juan de Dios"During the guided visit, find the painting that depicts the death of San Juan de Dios and remember that it happened in this very house.
• Find the Virgin painted on leatherLook for the "Virgin of America" or "Virgin of the Flower", an oil on leather from the 15th-16th centuries.

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Source: Web oficial - Archivo-Museo San Juan de Dios