The Prado
Heyde, Alexander Auf der.
The Prado - Italy : Scala, 2011. - 573 p. ill. 28 cm
Gift of Cem Ertekin. When the Museo del Prado opened to the public on 19 November 1819, a special pass was required to visit the three rooms crammed with over 200 art works. Today, this extraordinary museum, which houses ten times more paintings than it did initially, can be visited from the comfort of your home thanks to this volume, full of masterpieces and details that highlight the often overlooked aspects of the works. Spanish painting features above all El Greco, Velazquez and Goya, as well as Flemish and Dutch painting by Van der Weyden, Hans Memling, Rubens and Van Dyck and the Italian art of Raphael, Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese, Tiepolo, Canaletto, Guardi. An index of names and biographies of the main artists conclude the volume.
Includes index.
Introduction
The Origins of Spanish Painting: the Middle Ages and Early Renaissance
El Greco and Spanish Painting at the Time of Philip II
The Golden Age of Spanish Painting: Velázquez, Zurbarán, Ribera and Baroque Painting From Goya to Sorolla: Spanish Painting in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries Italian Painting Flemish and Dutch Painting
French Painting
German Painting
Appendix
9788866370949
Art museum--Museo del Prado.--Spain, Madrid.
Art museums Spain Madrid.
N 3450 .H49 / P73 2011
The Prado - Italy : Scala, 2011. - 573 p. ill. 28 cm
Gift of Cem Ertekin. When the Museo del Prado opened to the public on 19 November 1819, a special pass was required to visit the three rooms crammed with over 200 art works. Today, this extraordinary museum, which houses ten times more paintings than it did initially, can be visited from the comfort of your home thanks to this volume, full of masterpieces and details that highlight the often overlooked aspects of the works. Spanish painting features above all El Greco, Velazquez and Goya, as well as Flemish and Dutch painting by Van der Weyden, Hans Memling, Rubens and Van Dyck and the Italian art of Raphael, Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese, Tiepolo, Canaletto, Guardi. An index of names and biographies of the main artists conclude the volume.
Includes index.
Introduction
The Origins of Spanish Painting: the Middle Ages and Early Renaissance
El Greco and Spanish Painting at the Time of Philip II
The Golden Age of Spanish Painting: Velázquez, Zurbarán, Ribera and Baroque Painting From Goya to Sorolla: Spanish Painting in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries Italian Painting Flemish and Dutch Painting
French Painting
German Painting
Appendix
9788866370949
Art museum--Museo del Prado.--Spain, Madrid.
Art museums Spain Madrid.
N 3450 .H49 / P73 2011