Judith at the Banquet of Holofernes. Some pundits are not sure it is a real Rembrandt
El Greco painted La Trinidat in 1578
a quick zoomed-in shot from the outside
at the entrance of the Bosch exhibition. They enforce a strict no photograph policy
Salvador Dali painted El Gran Masterbator in 1929
Picasso's masterpiece, the Guernica from 1937
the entrance to the Reina Sofia
in the main exhibition hall
the Prado and Reina Sofia museums
the
Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) is one of the worlds greatest museums of Art. Only a small part of its huge collection
is on display with paintings from de Goya, Velázquez, Rubens, El Greco and many others.
The museum receives millions of visitors
per year.
The Prado opened to the public in 1819 thanks to the efforts of
Queen Maria Isabel de Brabanza. It showed the art belonging
to the Spanish Crown with an initial emphasis on demonstrating to the world the high quality of Spanish Art.
The museum's show piece is Picasso's
Guernica.
Unfortunately both museums have a strict no pictures policy.
in the morning the front facade of the Prado is still in the shadow
this is why we are in Madrid: the Hieronymus Bosch exhibition
Strobel painted this huge picture of The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist in 1591
the Surrender of Breda by Velazquez dates from 1625
the Garden of Love by Rubens, 1630-1635
