Guided Seminar: Prado Museum

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Duration: 3h
Location: Prado Museum, Madrid, 28014, Spain | Madrid, Spain


Category: Attractions

Highlights:
Led by a historian of the Prado Museum
Spanish history traced through the craft of the museum
A world-class art museum & home of “Las Meninas”
World's largest collection of Spanish paintings
Small-group, maximum of 6 people for an intimate experience

Inclusions:
Guided tour of Prado Museum
Admission to Prado Museum
Commentary in English

Description:

Prado Museum is considered one of the world’s greatest art museums. It welcomes thousands of visitors each year to admire important Spanish, Flemish, Italian, and French masterpieces. Your guide—an art scholar—gives you the tools to better appreciate and study of the museum.

Your chronological overview of the renowned museum begins with paintings once part of Spanish monarchs' private collections. Appreciate pieces acquired by Isabel la Católica and her descendants, including “The Garden of Earthly Delights” by Hyeronimus Bosch and “The Descent from the Cross” by Roger van der Weyden.

Discuss the political and religious components of Titian's paintings, the work of Velazquez, and the fascination of King Philip IV with Italy, Venice in particular. Conclude with a study of Goya's works, such as “The Family of Charles IV,” and an exploration of the relationships between artists and royal patrons.