Treasures from the Prado Museum
The Museo del Prado, which opened to the public in 1819 as the Royal Museum of Painting and Sculpture, houses a collection of painting whose depth and quality are unparalleled worldwide. It reflects the taste and passion for art of successive sovereigns beginning in the fifteenth century. This exhibition, which is drawn entirely from the Prado’s extraordinary holdings, brings together works by a range of illustrious painters who have contributed significantly to the history of Europe art, among them El Greco, Velazquez, and Goya – considered the three greatest Spanish painters – together with Murillo, sometimes known as the “Spanish Raphael”, and Northern masters such as Bosch and Rubens.
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