Today we all headed to the Prado, which is probably either the best or second-best art museum I’ve ever seen. From Las Meninas (Velasquez) to portraits of the royal family (Goya) to The Garden of Earthly Delights (Bosch), the museum has a really impressive collection. Of course, photos aren’t allowed, but here are some from the outside. This is Francisco de Goya, undoubtedly one of the finest Spanish painters ever, very well known for having inserted his own criticism and psychoanalysis into every portrait of Carlos III, Carlos IV, and Fernando VII that he painted. His portraits of the royal family are second to none, La maja vestida and La maja desnuda are enchanting and his Black Paintings and the Caprichos are some of the most disturbing works of art I’ve ever seen. In a nutshell: he’s pretty interesting.
And here’s a statue of Diego Velázquez, probably most famous for painting Las meninas, with the Infanta Margarita, her ladies in waiting, the king and queen in a mirror and even Velazquez himself, painting at a huge canvas right in the middle of the painting. It’s really something to behold. In short, another very talented guy.
Here’s a photo of a café across the street from the Prado. Note the figures standing on the second floor. They’re statues from Las meninas. Sort of creepy, sort of cool.
And here’s a weird one of a sculpture of giant lips.
After the Prado we headed to the Reina Sofía, another museum, but really different from the Prado. The Reina Sofía is all modern art, including tons of Picassos. Incredibly, the museum is FREE, and it houses Picasso’s
Guernica, which was painted in response to the bombing of the city of
Guernica by the Germans in 1937. It’s HUGE. Really cool. Of course, no photos allowed there either.
Later we all went back to the center of town near Plaza del Sol to go to a bar with alums and students (everybody in town for John Carroll weekend) to watch a Georgetown basketball game, which we won! Fun way to end the day.
And here’s a statue of Diego Velázquez, probably most famous for painting Las meninas, with the Infanta Margarita, her ladies in waiting, the king and queen in a mirror and even Velazquez himself, painting at a huge canvas right in the middle of the painting. It’s really something to behold. In short, another very talented guy.
Here’s a photo of a café across the street from the Prado. Note the figures standing on the second floor. They’re statues from Las meninas. Sort of creepy, sort of cool.
And here’s a weird one of a sculpture of giant lips.
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