Prado Museum, Madrid
Thursday, August 23, 2012 @ 7:36 PM
There is so much to see and do in Madrid. I've been here for ove a month now and feel like i've barely scratched the surface! One of the things on my to do list i can cross off now is the Prado Museum, one of the biggest galleries in the world.
It has the biggest collection of Spanish art, spanning from the 12th to the 19th centuries, with paintings by El Greco, Velásquez, Ribera, Zurbarán, Murillo and Goya. The Flemish School is also well represented, with paintings by Van Der Weyden hanging alongside works by Van Dyck and Bosch. Amongst the Italian masters are Titian, Tintoretto, Raphaël and Botticelli. Don't miss "The Triumph of Bacchus" in the Vélasquez collection. Amongst others, the Goya collection includes "La Maja vestida" and "La Maja desnuda". The Prado Museum occupies an 18th century building, designed by Juan de Villanueva.
I went with a local spanish guy who is on my english teaching course. He studied History in Barcelona and I loved that fact that i could ask questions about what we were seeing and could get an enthusiastic genuine response. Much better than anyaudio guide! IF you want more tips about what to see and do while you're in Spain, take a look at TravelBusy, they've got some great posts about the top attractions.