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With more than 7,000 paintings, the
Prado is one of the most important repositories of art in the world.
It began as a royal collection and was enlarged by the Hapsburgs,
especially Charles V, and later the Bourbons. In paintings of the
Spanish school the Prado has no equal; on your first visit,
concentrate on the Spanish masters (Velázquez, Goya, El Greco, and
Murillo).
Major Italian works are exhibited on the ground floor. You'll see
art by Italian masters--Raphael, Botticelli, Mantegna, Andrea del
Sarto, Fra Angelico, and Correggio. The most celebrated Italian
painting here is Titian's voluptuous Venus being watched by a
musician who can't keep his eyes on his work. |
