the prado museum is located at museo del prado in spain.
the prado museum is located at museo del prado in spain.
where is the prado museum located in spain?
museo del prado
the prado museum ( ), officially known as museo nacional del prado, is the main spanish national art museum, located in central madrid. it is widely considered to have one of the world's finest collections of european art, dating from the 12th century to the early 20th century, based on the former spanish royal collection, and the single best collection of spanish art. founded as a museum of paintings and sculpture in 1819, it also contains important collections of other types of works. el prado is one of the most visited sites in the world, and it is considered one of the greatest art museums in the world. the numerous works by francisco goya, the single most extensively represented artist, as well as by hieronymus bosch, el greco, peter paul rubens, titian, and diego velázquez, are some of the highlights of the collection.
museo del prado
one of the most remarkable aspects is its pictorial decoration, as it is one of the important examples of romanesque painting in spain. only a few remains of tempera painting remain, since the originals were torn and exported in 1926 to different museums of the united states. (cincinnati museum of art, new york cloisters museum, boston museum of fine arts and the indianapolis museum of art). some are also in the prado museum, specifically six scenes. of the paintings that came out to united states we have: the dromedary, the healing of the blind and the resurrection of lazarus, the temptation of christ, the three marys before the tomb, the holy supper, the wedding of cana, entrance to jerusalem and the falconer. in 1957 the spanish government exchanged some of these paintings for the fuentidueña apse of the romanesque church of san martín of the castilian town of fuentidueña, which today is preserved in the metropolitan museum of new york, the paintings thus acquired were deposited in the prado museum. among those found in spain we have: hunt deer, hare hunting, the warrior, the elephant, the bear and the hunter. in 1965 the works of restoration of the paintings that were still in the church and that had not been removed were carried out.
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