Monastery of Inmaculada Concepción

The Monastery of the Immaculate Conception is a monastery of Dominican nuns located in the Spanish town of Loeches, in front of the Town square of the Duchess of Alba. It is also known as "The Big Convent ". It was founded in 1640 by Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel, III count-duke of Olivares, Favourite of King Philip IV . The work was completed by his nephew, Luis Méndez de Haro, Marqués del Carpio and iv Count-Duke of Olivares and, later, It would become one of the richest churches in pictorial works in Spain, with objects given to the Count-Duke of Olivares by King Philip IV. Relatives of the Dominican Mothers also donated many other works. The art collection had works by Alonso Cano, Rubens, Bassano, Tintoretto, Veronese and Michelangelo, among others.

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