By: Sami Smith
El Prado was located in Madrid, Spain. Prado in Spanish means meadow. The area of El Prado was once before a meadow.
Has over 8600 paintings. Some famous Artists in the museum are Goya, Bosch Tiziano, Tintoretto, El Greco, Velazquez. To the right is one of Goya’s paintings, El Dos de Mayo.
Entrance of El Prado. El Prado is the biggest art gallery in the world! Besides paintings they have sculptures, drawings, and coins.
El Prado comes from collections of Old Trinidad Museum and bequests. In 1819, Fernando VII was in charge when the Royal Museum of Painting and Sculpture was created. Then the king died and there were problems with inheritance so it then became Prado National Museum.
Also inside is a huge library but you must submit an application to use. The picture is a hallway full of famous paintings.
In the museum there are also sculptures. They are mostly from Italy between the 16 th and 19 th century. Also a collection of classical pieces are done by the Greek. Velázquez Statue
The Spanish school of art is a big contributor to the collection of pieces in the museum. Some artwork is also from the Germans and French.
The Emperor Carlos V Subduing Rage. This was made by Leone and Pompeo Leoni.
One of the best known pieces of art in El Prado, by Velázquez.
Tuesdays to Saturdays: 9am-7pm Sundays, holidays, 24th and 31st December: 9am-2pm Mondays: closed Closed 1st January, good Friday, 1st May, 25th December. Besides just the museum they have a souvenir shop and a cafeteria in the basement.
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