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The Museo del Prado (/ ˈ p r ɑː d oʊ / PRAH-doh; Spanish pronunciation: [muˈseo ðel ˈpɾaðo]), officially known as Museo Nacional del Prado, is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid.
It is located in Madrid, near the Atocha train and metro stations, at the southern end of the so-called Golden Triangle of Art (located along the Paseo del Prado and also comprising the Museo del Prado and the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza). The museum is mainly dedicated to Spanish art.
Museo de San Isidro (History of Madrid from prehistory to the transferring of the royal court to the Village in 1561) Madrid History Museum (History of Madrid from 1561 to present day) Temple of Debod; House-Museum of Lope de Vega; Pantheon of Illustrious Men; Platform 0. Chamberí Station; Pacífico Power Plant; Caños del Peral Museum-Ópera ...
The Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum (Spanish: Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, pronounced [muˈseo ˈtisem boɾneˈmisa]; [a] named after its founder, Baron Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza), or simply the Thyssen, is an art museum in Madrid, Spain, located near the Prado Museum on one of the city's main boulevards.
Its landmarks include the Royal Palace of Madrid, the Royal Theatre with its restored 1850 Opera House, the Buen Retiro Park (founded in 1631), the 19th-century National Library building (founded in 1712) containing some of Spain's historical archives, a large number of national museums, [1] and the Golden Triangle of Art located along the ...
The 19th-century British art collector William John Bankes travelled to Spain during the Peninsular War (1808–1814) and acquired a copy of Las Meninas painted by Mazo, [87] which he believed to be an original preparatory oil sketch by Velázquez—although Velázquez did not usually paint studies. Bankes described his purchase as "the glory ...
Famous Artists Who Shaped the World of Art Visionaries continuously influence our world, and the following creative geniuses are some of the most renowned artists to have ever lived. #1 Leonardo ...
Madrid: Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. pp. 37– 400. ISBN 978-84-96406-26-1. Mascort Guich, Alicia Bibiana (2019). "Naturaleza jurídica del Instituto de España y las Reales Academias" (PDF). Revista Española de Control Externo. 21 (61). Madrid: Tribunal de Cuentas: 103– 120. ISSN 1575-1333.