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Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado)

Calle Ruiz De Alarcón 23, Madrid, Spain 28014

Featured Review : In the center of the boulevard is famous Prado Museum with the richest art collections. The richest museum in the world collection of paintings 16 17vv. Rafael, El Bosco, Patinir, Durero, Tiziano, Tintoretto, Velazquez; ...See Full Review

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Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) Reviews

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Museo El Prado

  • 5 out of 5 stars by travelprone from Carlsbad, California
  • May 19, 2005
Museo El Prado
Quote: Especially useful for us as we began our tour of the Prado was the three-page description with five color illustrations of Hiernomymus Bosch’s "The Garden of Delights" that I’d read in the profusely illustrated art book I’ve mentioned in the... Read the full Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) review

From journal Magnificent Museum Madrid

Museo del Prado

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Yasue325 from Sterling, Massachusetts
  • March 24, 2005
Quote: Basically if you enjoy art, you will love the Prado; if you don't, you will be bored out of your mind. Personally, I really enjoyed this museum, which features works from artists such as Goya and El Greco (my personal favorite). Give yourself... Read the full Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) review

From journal Madrid, Espana

Museo del Prado

  • 5 out of 5 stars by jmhp from Bradenton, Florida
  • February 2, 2005
Quote: Spanish Painting of the Middle Ages in Prado – A User's Guide This is the first part of my guide to the Prado Museum of Madrid, one of Europe’s grandest. And I have deliberately decided to start with the section that naturally attracts the most... Read the full Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) review

From journal Prado, Royal Palace and Other Stories

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Museo Nacional del Prado

  • 4 out of 5 stars by KJP from Dallas, Texas
  • September 1, 2004
Museo Nacional del Prado
Quote: I suppose you could call the Museo Nacional del Prado Madrid’s version of the Louvre. The museum contains paintings from the 11th - 19th centuries, classical sculptures, drawings, and decorative arts. As one might expect, there’s a heavy dose of... Read the full Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) review

From journal Madrid From Kilometer Zero

Museo del Prado

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Babi from Verona, Italy
  • December 11, 2003
Quote: It takes the visitor through paintings, sculptures, architecture, and nature in one of Madrid's most emblematic areas. It houses the most important painting schools from the twelfth to the nineteenth century. Spanish paintings from nineteenth... Read the full Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) review

From journal New Year in Madrid

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Museo del Prado - Part III

  • 4 out of 5 stars by roza4 from Cinnaminson, New Jersey
  • May 3, 2003
Museo del Prado - Part III
Quote: Continued from Part II The added bonus this time was the exhibit "Vermeer and the Dutch interior," which covers works of Vermeer, Borch, Dou, de Hooch, Maes, Metsu and Steen during the period of 1650-1675. Vermeer is probably the most famous of... Read the full Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) review

From journal Travels to Spain - Madrid

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Museo del Prado - Part II

  • 4 out of 5 stars by roza4 from Cinnaminson, New Jersey
  • May 3, 2003
Museo del Prado - Part II
Quote: (Continued from Part I) But even more amazing are the rooms with paintings by Cranach, Durer (his "Adam and Eve" that you can compare to Cranach’s and then to the works of Renaissance masters), and I was especially and thoroughly amazed by the... Read the full Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) review

From journal Travels to Spain - Madrid

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Museo del Prado - Part I

  • 4 out of 5 stars by roza4 from Cinnaminson, New Jersey
  • May 3, 2003
Museo del Prado - Part I
Quote: In the Museo del Prado, there is currently (through May 18, 2003) on display, there is an exhibit "Vermeer and the Dutch Interior" in rooms 16B, 19, 20, 21, 22 (See Part III). The best time to visit Prado is Sunday because admission is free, but... Read the full Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) review

From journal Travels to Spain - Madrid

Museo del Prado

  • 4 out of 5 stars by CaitlinOH from Boston, Massachusetts
  • June 6, 2002
Quote: The Museo del Prado is a fantastic way to get a feeling for Spanish art and culture. Some extremely famous paitings can be seen here, as well as significants portions of the bodies of work of individual artists. In particular, Velasquez is famous... Read the full Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) review

From journal A loop through Spain

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Museo del Prado

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Harry Potter from New York, New York
  • May 24, 2002
Museo del Prado
Quote: The Prado contains over 9000 paintings. (The museum attendants didn't know the exact number). Thus it is nearly impossible to see everything in one day and this was my second visit. I was actually the first visitor to enter the Prado on the day... Read the full Prado Museum (Museo Nacional del Prado) review

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