Museo del Prado

as the viewers of art begin at the focal point of the painting Naked Maja, a reclined female nude depiction, oil on canvas created before 1800 (MUSEUM PRADO). It scales at 98 x 191 cm 1800 and was painted by artist Francisco de Goya Y Lucientes from Fuendetodos, Zaragoza and is now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid for public viewing (MUSEUM PRADO). Where the observer's eyes are first drawn when looking upon Naked Maja, is her face, and more distinctly her eye. Mostly due to the tendency of…

in 1569 in Brussels, Belgium (Pieter Bruegel, the Elder). This painting was created in c.1562 – c.1563, during Bruegel’s Brussels Period of his own art. The medium used for this creation was oil on panel, and it is currently being displayed at Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain. Other notable works of his include The Hunters in the Snow, Netherlandish Proverbs, and The Peasant Wedding. This painting portrays a harrowing picture, abundant with symbols of death, religion, and war. Skeletons litter…

During the years 1907-1908, “The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt was painted on canvas using oil and gold leaf. The current locate of the painting is Österreichische Galerie Belvedere in Vienna, Austria. In the painting a man and woman are embracing one another in an amorous way. The man seems to be initiating a kiss with the woman on the flowery cliff-like hill setting. My impression of the painting is romantic and intimate feeling when looking at the couple, and how they are exact opposite from one…

The History of 'Guernica' begins in January 1937, when the Government of the Republic orders Picasso a large square of 11x4 meters for the Spanish pavilion of the Universal Exhibition to be held that year in Paris. However, a few days before, on April 26, the Basque town of Gernika had been bombed and devastated by the German Condor Legion. The subject runs by word of mouth among the Spanish in Paris and the French press also echoes this. All the experts agree that the popular comments and the…

is 318 cm x 276 cm. it is a portrait of the royal family of Spain kind Filipe IV. The second you look at the painting you notice the cute little princess Infanta Margarita, surrounded by her servants. This piece of art is currently located in Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain. Infanta appears to be in the center of the attention and focus because she is the focal point in the foreground as shown and from the light shining on her, while her maids of honor are around her and her parent’s fine…

Formal Analysis of Hieronymus Bosch’s “The Seven Deadly Sins and The Four Last Things”. In this early work, Bosch depicts both the sins and the consequences of them as well as God’s ever watching eye. Currently housed in Museo Nacional Del Prado, Madrid The Seven Deadly Sins and The Four Last Things or sometimes referred to as simply “The Table of sins” is considered by many to be an example of Bosch’s early work, however, it is still debated. Presented on a wood panel at 3’2’’ by 4’11’’ and…

Philip's feast day on 14 November. One of the Gnostic codices discovered in the Nag Hammadi library in 1945 bears Philip's name in its title, on the bottom line. St. Philip, by Peter Paul Rubens, from his Twelve Apostles series (c. 1611), at the Museo del Prado, Madrid. The Synoptic Gospels list Philip as one of the apostles. The Gospel of John describes Philip's calling as a disciple of Jesus. Philip is described as a disciple from the city of Bethsaida, and connects him to Andrew and Peter,…

His obsession with El Greco started when he went to study in Madrid where he was impressed by El Greco’s magnificent heads. As early as 1899 he had filled page after page of a sketchbook with caricatures of Greco-like portraits, often with flamboyant ruff collars, exaggerating their pointed chins, their schematic quality and their hyper-refined tonality. One of his heads even had the inscription: Yo El Greco, yo Greco! Shortly afterwards Picasso’s Blue Period followed and there his pictures were…

While at The Legion of Honor, I found many paintings extremely beautiful and fascinating. Being able to tour with a docent was extremely helpful and interesting. I chose to analyze Willem van Aelst’s Flowers in a Silver Vase. Since I was a child, I remember being captivated by still life paintings. I am not quite sure why, but I was always drawn to them. When the docent showed us van Aelst’s still life, I immediately decided to write about it. Art historians agreed that Art, whether it is…

I chose to write a compare and contrast for my final on Titian’s “Venus of Urbino” during the period of Venetian Renaissance and Romantic artist Francisco Goya’s “The Nude Maja”. My major is fashion design, so I was drawn to write about these works of art because these two paintings depicted both females’ sensuality which is probably the most popular subject matter in the western art history for centuries. These two works are particularly important because the “Venus of Urbino” is most often…