I don´t consider myself an art person, but even I fully enjoyed our visit the Prado. Many famous works of the Prado were orignially owned by the Spanish Royal family. Although the museum originally consisted entirely of spanish artwork, today, there are also large collections of French, Italian, and German art. With two Spanish audioguides we embarked on our journey to find the most famous art pieces. Some of my favorite paintings included Las Meninas, the Clothed Maja (Sophie prefered the Naked Maja), and The Dog (painting below). What interested me in ¨The Dog¨ was how the simplicity of the painting makes the painting more complex by creating multiple interpretations; because of Goya did not add much detail, this work continues to be mysterious and enigmatic.
After looking at the numerous other master pieces of the Prado we found ourselves at the gift shop. DT tried to resist from buying another book for Luka but failed. The gift shop was too near the cafe to possibly be able to resist another cafe con leche. Although I can't rember our conversation, it did bring me to tears I was laughing so hard.
Another well-known museum in Madrid that we have visited is the Reina Sophia. Unlike the Prado, the former hosptial is full of modern art by Dali, Picaso, Miró, and many others. The Reina Sophia is also the home of Picasso´s Guernica. The Spanish Republican Government commissioned Picasso to create this mural as a response to the bombing of Guernica. This painting helped direct the word´s attention to the Spanish Civil War. Another part of the Reina that I particularly enjoyed was a sculpture that at first simply looked like a huge mound of paper and a type writer in front; however, with a closer look, we realized that the typewriter was currently writing. We examined this piece of art even further to find that the paper that was being aded to the mound was today's disasters. The entire mound of paper has been adding up since Febuary of this year constantly printing the world's disasters. When we finished looking though the muesem we found ourself once again at the cafe.
Another well-known museum in Madrid that we have visited is the Reina Sophia. Unlike the Prado, the former hosptial is full of modern art by Dali, Picaso, Miró, and many others. The Reina Sophia is also the home of Picasso´s Guernica. The Spanish Republican Government commissioned Picasso to create this mural as a response to the bombing of Guernica. This painting helped direct the word´s attention to the Spanish Civil War. Another part of the Reina that I particularly enjoyed was a sculpture that at first simply looked like a huge mound of paper and a type writer in front; however, with a closer look, we realized that the typewriter was currently writing. We examined this piece of art even further to find that the paper that was being aded to the mound was today's disasters. The entire mound of paper has been adding up since Febuary of this year constantly printing the world's disasters. When we finished looking though the muesem we found ourself once again at the cafe.
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