Museo del Prado

Yesterday was spent all in Madrid! Each time I go there I find something new and exciting!Whether it's churros and chocolate, or entertainers all over the streets, my cousin Mike stuck in lockdown at the MTC, it is always an adventure!Yesterday our entire group, nearly 40 people, rode into Madrid to visit the El Museo del Prado! It is one of the largest art museums in the world, to rival the Louvre, and the Met. Famous for its selection of two famous native painters Velazquez and Goya, it is a famous landmark of Madrid. Diego Valazquez painted in the Baroque era of the early 1600's. His art uses mostly warm colors and has a similar style of Rembrandt who was also painting around the same time. Valazquez's most famous painting, Las Meninas can be found in the Prado. We were able to see it yesterday. It is quite large, and is beautiful. When I studied it in art history, Miss Wood said that it is known as the best painting in the world. As we looked at it, I was trying to see why. First, I know because he painted it to involve the viewer. He painted if for the King and Queen, whose reflection is painted in the mirror. As I looked at that I almost felt as though I would see my reflection as well. Another interesting point is that Velazquez himself is painted into the picture.
Francisco Goya painted later at the end of the Romantic period in 1780's to 1820's. He is most famous for Third of May, which documented the revolution of the Spanish when the French invaded. He makes the armies out to be menacing, and the peasants are more glorified. I wasn't able to see Third of May because it was being restored for April. I remember writing an essay on it for my AP art history test so it would have been cool to see it! They also had hi works on display from hi Black Period. They were awful, he depicts gruesome scenes, such as the Roman god Saturn eating his children, in mostly dark colors, and the eyes of the people are white, to look crazy!
We didn't get to make it through the entire museum so we will be going back for sure.