City and country art. Spain

SPAIN
PRADO MUSEUM
The Museo del Prado is the
main Spanish national art
museum, located in
central Madrid.
It features one of the world's
finest collections of European
art, dating from the 12th
century to the early 19th
century.
Diego Velázquez
(1599-1660)
Diego Velázquez was a Spanish
painter of the baroque period
who, with Francisco de Goya
(Romanticist artist) and El
Greco (Renaissance artist),
forms the great triumvirate of
Spanish painting.
LAS MENINAS
1656-1657
Las Meninas (1656, Prado,
Madrid) is considered one of
the greatest paintings of all
time. The central figure is
Infanta Margarita, daughter
of King Philip IV of Spain.
Velázquez includes himself.
KING PHILIP IV OF SPAIN
ON DECEMBER 4, 1624.
THE EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT OF
COUNT-DUKE OF OLIVARES
FINISHED IN 1634.
FRANCISCO DE GOYA
Goya is one of the greatest
masters that Spain has ever
produced and is considered the
“Father of Modern Art” Goya
was a Spanish court painter .He
is also known for his scenes of
violence, especially those
prompted by the French
invasion of Spain
Two of Goya's best known
paintings are The Nude Maja (La
maja desnuda) and this one The
Clothed Maja (La maja vestida).
The Third of May 1808 or Los
fusilamientos del tres de mayo)
1814 . to commemorate Spanish
resistance to Napoleon's armies
during the occupation of 1808.
EL GRECO (1541–
1614)
El Greco is probably one of the
most well known artists of his time
was a painter, sculptor of the
Spanish Renaissance."El Greco"
("The Greek") was a nickname, a
reference to his Greek origin.
The Burial of the Count of
Orgaz
considered among his finest
works.
is very clearly divided into two
sections, heavenly above and
terrestrial below, but it gives
little impression of duality.
THE VIRGIN OF THE ROSARY
TWO BOYS EATING A PIE
WALK ON THE BEACH
SEWING THE SAIL
PABLO PICASSO
(1881- 1973)
He is one of the greatest and
most influential artists of the
20th century, he is known for
co-founding
the Cubist movement.
THE YOUNG LADIES OF AVIGNON,
CREATED IN 1907
THE WEEPING WOMAN, 1937
JOAN MIRÓ
(1893-1983)
A Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramist born in Barcelona.
His work has been interpreted as Surrealism .
THE SMILE OF THE
FLAMBOYANT WINGS’ (1953)
CONSTELLATIONS(1939)
SALVADOR DALÍ
(1904-1989)
Salvador Dalí was one of
the most famous surrealist
artist, with his Velázquez
moustache and wildly
eccentric behavior.
THE TEMPTATION (1946)
Antonio Saura (19301998)
Brigitte Bardot is not an
attempt on Saura's part to
create a figurative portrait of
the actress and he certainly
does not try to achieve any
manner of physical
resemblance.