We booked! The day was spent with crowds wandering the corridors and rooms that is the Prado. It’s an iconic museum internationally and worthy of a visit to experience the art.
The crowds wander almost aimlessly with maps in hand while others are led by the hand of a tour guide. It’s a cacophony of sounds and people of all ages. What an amazing collection of Spanish artists from way before women artists were invented!
The Prado does however have its magical ‘hot spots’ devoted to Spanish artists including, Goya, El Greco, Velazquez plus Brueghel, Rubens and Caravaggio.
Though photography is both banned and impossible to take without an audience it’s a cat and mouse game for all.
The guards watch attentively moving across the room fleet footed and determined to prevent photography. But theirs is a lost cause with mobile mobile phones surely a hindrance to them being in control.
But both sides are civil and apologetic recognising each other’s role in protecting and capturing art! But back to the museum and the art……
The Museo Nacional del Prado is one of the world's premier art museums. Charles III, ‘mayor of Madrid’, commissioned the neoclassic building but its purpose shifted from science to art, opening as the Royal Museum of Paintings with 311 paintings in 1819. Today, the Prado hosts over 7,500 paintings and is recognized as a cornerstone of European art.
The Museo Nacional del Prado is one of the world's premier art museums. Charles III, ‘mayor of Madrid’, commissioned the neoclassic building but its purpose shifted from science to art, opening as the Royal Museum of Paintings with 311 paintings in 1819. Today, the Prado hosts over 7,500 paintings and is recognized as a cornerstone of European art.
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