Wednesday, October 30, 2019

The Prado Museum

Yesterday, after breakfast in our room, we walked about 20 minutes to the Museo del Prado, one of the best art museums in the world. Because we had bought tickets online for 15.50 euros each, we didn’t have to line up at the ticket office and could go straight to the Jeronimo entrance that is for ticket holders only. We lined up a few minutes before the museum opened at 10 am. It didn’t take long to get through security and inside.
We rented audioguides for 6 euros each. The museum is huge and has dozens of different rooms. There are some sculptures and fine furniture but most of the artwork is paintings. Many of the European old masters are represented. The Prado is the home of major works by major artists like El Greco, Hieronymous Bosch, Goya, Rubens and many others.
Photography was only allowed outside and in the foyer so we took few photos. However, once again, we were amazed at what we saw. There were a few Roman sculptures from the 1st century AD but most of the art was produced between 1100 and the present. There were some miniature paintings and others that were about 5 x 6 metres. The detail was astonishing.
In 4 1/2 hours, we covered most of the museum. We were exhausted. It was time to go back to our room, open the balcony doors and enjoy some beer, wine, cheese, bread and olives. Later we went out for a walk around the Puerta del Sol area but it was a cooler evening and we didn’t last long.


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