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Velázquez door © Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado
Room housing the Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez masterpiece, 'Las Meninas', 1656 © Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado
Jerónimos building © Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, 'The 3rd of May, 1808, or The Executions on Príncipe Pío hill', 1814 © Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado
Interior of the central gallery in the Villanueva building © Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado
Roger van der Weyden, 'The Descent from the Cross', 1435. Detail © Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado

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A museum of masterpieces

Inaugurated in 1819, the Prado Museum has one of the world’s finest painting collections. Thanks to the high quality of the collections and the magnificent representation of many of the most important artists in the history of painting, the Prado Museum is often considered "a museum of masterpieces".

A museum where visitors can admire the world’s most complete collections of works by Titian, Velázquez, Ribera, Murillo, Goya, Rubens, Hieronymus Bosch and El Greco, and an exhaustive view of the Spanish school of the Modern Age, from the 16th century masters to Sorolla. The museum also has a fine collection of 16th century Venetian paintings, with masterpieces by Tintoretto and Veronese, Flemish paintings from the 15th century (Van der Weyden, Memling, etc.) and 16th century (Van Dyck, Rubens, Jordaens, etc.), 17th century French classicists, Italian Baroque painting and Roman sculptures. It is an essential place for art lovers and one of the most internationally renowned Spanish cultural institutions.

Essential works

The Hay Wain

Triptych by Bosch dedicated to the theme of sin.
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Adoration of the Magi

Masterpiece of Rubens, the most important Flemish school painter in the 17th century, and which stands out because of its magnificent Baroque details and its lively and theatrical nature.
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Adoration of the Shepherds

This is one of El Greco’s most important later works.
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Adoration of the Magi

The work stands out because it looks real and because of the lifelike expressions of the protagonists in their faces, and the rich gestures of the hands.
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Agnus Dei

It is remarkable for its simplicity, the sensation of quietude it transmits and the astonishing naturalism of the image. It belongs to the period of Zurbarán’s artistic maturity.
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The Apparition of the Apostle Saint Peter to Saint Peter Nolasco

The artist shows his skill here in producing simple compositions centring on the study of expression, the reproduction of textures and the interplay of whites and greys.
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Saint Dominic presides over an Auto da Fe

Berruguete’s work is remarkable for its modernity, as demonstrated by the arrangement of the stage, and his skill at pictorial narration.
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Self-portrait

Self-portrait of Titian wearing the Golden Chain of Knighthood, awarded by the Emperor Charles V. The portrait used to belong to Rubens.
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Self-portrait

Dürer painted himself elegantly to show off his social status and move away from the status of artisan which is what painters were considered then.
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Still life with Artichokes, Flowers and Glass Vessels

This is one of the most elegant still lifes of this period from the painter.
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Temporary exhibitions

Exhibition: The closed triptychs in the Prado Museum. From grisaille to colour

Did you know that some of the famous triptychs such as the "Garden of Earthly Delights" or the "Adoration of the Magi" by Hieronymus Bosch have grisailles or paintings on the back? This educational exhibition in the Prado Museum offers a chance to discover them.
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Exhibition: Juan Fernández el Labrador. Still lifes

The Prado Museum in Madrid traces the artistic evolution of Juan Fernández el Labrador in this exhibition containing works which range from his early beginnings to his most famous paintings.
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Exhibition: Spanish drawings in the British Museum: Renaissance to Goya

For the first time, the Prado Museum brings to Spain the British Museum's collection of drawings by Spanish artists.
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Hidden Beauty. Fra Angelico to Fortuny

This exhibition in the Prado Museum in Madrid explores the intimate format of the cabinet painting and the preparatory sketch.
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Come and visit

Timetables

Monday to Saturday

Does not close at midday

10:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Public holidays and Sundays

Does not close at midday

10:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Closed: 1 January, 1 May and 25 December.

Jan 06

10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Dec 24

10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Dec 31

10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Rates

General: €14

Reduced: €7

Groups: €14

Free admission: Monday-Saturday: 6-8pm; Sundays and public holidays: 5-7pm, unemployed persons, disabled persons, staff of state museums belonging to the Ministry of Culture, official tourist guides, journalists, teaching staff, ICOM members (International Council of Museums) and associations, large families, students aged between 18 and 25, under 18s; and on 19 November and 18 May.

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