The Prado Museum in Madrid. Excursion in Russian with an art historian guide
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I wouldn’t be wrong to call the Prado Museum one of the greatest museums in the world, at least everyone who has visited our tours of this museum calls the Prado their favorite museum.
All the main treasures of the museum are located in the main building of the museum, the construction of which began on the orders of King Charles III in 1775. The Prado Museum dates back to 1819.
During a tour of the Prado Museum, a guide in Madrid will tell the story of the origin of the name of the museum - PRADO, introduce you to the masterpieces of the collection of this museum. It is impossible to do this in one tour. We already know that the Prado Museum is the only museum in the world where a masterpiece hangs on every square meter, and the names of the artists of these paintings are well known to us. In the Prado there are no passing paintings, you have to come to this museum several times, each time amazed by its greatness.
A visit to the Prado Museum begins with an acquaintance with the most mysterious artist of all time – Bosch. More than 25 years of studying this artist’s work allows me to hope that we can get a little closer to understanding his paintings. After all, the topic of the “Secret Heresy of Bosch” is very relevant in modern Boschology. And this is just the beginning of our fascinating tour of the halls of the Prado Museum. Continuation to be...
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