Meninas Madrid

... there for an hour but could have stayed longer.  Each of us found something we really liked.  I (Maria) found Las Meninas, and walked by it 4 different times just because I've always loved that painting and was so excited to actually see ...

... and relaxing. On Sunday I met Kathy at the Prado just before it opened. We wanted to get a picture of Velazquez "Las Meninas" before the crowds developed. Since the Prado is free on Sundays, it gets very crowded. They are also doing a special exhibit ...

... had key works in classical Spanish art history such as Las Meninas by Valazquez and Tres de Mayo de 1808 by Goya. Las Meninas is a representation of the life of the royal family, while Tres de Mayo commemorated the efforts by the civilians of Madrid to ...

... , but that is just a small part of the museums entire collection! My favorite piece at the Prado is Velazquez's masterpiece, "Las Meninas," which is a detailed portrait of a scene that includes a Spanish princess, her dogs, some servants, a midget, her ...

... on them!!!! (see photo's) Prado museum was great. Some amazing paintings, again lots of Spanish artists like Valazquez and Goya. Saw Las Meninas which has been called the best painting ever made and it was pretty good, but my favourite  in there was ...

... at how small the Prado's collection was (I'm certainly not complaining, it was actually quite a big relief).  Velazquez's "Las Meninas" was probably the most famous painting in the museum, but a few El Grecos, notably "The Resurrection," "The ...

... so much.  My favorite paintings were the ones I'd seen pictures of previously, in Spanish classes.  The best was Las Meninas by Velasquez, because I'd seen that several times in classes, and had had it explained to me.  So, I stared at it ...

... famous Prado Museum where I was able to see first hand the works of Goya and Valazquez. I have seen the famous painting, Las Meninas. That was pretty great. After the Prado, we headed to Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, which is the modern art ...

... We also went to the Museo de Prado, Madrid's art museum.  One of the most famous pieces we saw was "Las Meninas" by Velasquez.  The whole museum was so great to walk through.  The rest of the time in Madrid was free time ...

... the Prado. Obviously, it is impossible to see everything, but I feel like I saw a lot of important works in one day! Las Meninas is possibly the gallery's most famous work and it is very beautiful. You can kind of see why Picasso got a bit obsessed with ...

... by Picasso, which is a tribute to the bombing at Guernica and a reminder of the violence of the Spanish Civil War. Finally I saw Las Meninas at the Prado, which is by Diego Velazquez, even though it was the second time I had seen both of these in real ...

... that the thrill of the Prado is very much the thrill of Velasquez for me, although this is obvious to me now. Las Meninas made me rub my forehead to keep from leaking tears. I´m not sure why rubbing my forehead forestalled an emotional scene, ...

... eventful and lovely first day in Madrid!  The second day Erin and I went to Museo del Prado and I got to see "Las Meninas" a painting done by Diego Velazques. I remember studying this with Senora Urban my junior year of high school. I never in a ...

... their faces, we walked the 20 minutes to the Museo del Prado and Reina Sophia. The two famous art museums in Madrid. At the Prado, we saw Las Meninas, some El Greco, a Rembrandt, and some Goya. In Reina Sophia, we saw Guernica, more Picasso, and some ...

... . Its crazy to actually see the masterpieces that you have seen in your books for so long in real life. We saw it all- Las Meninas by Velasquez, Guernica by Picasso, Dali, a Manet, Goya, El Greco. They have this really amazing Piccaso exhibit for the 25th ...

... all) of the paintings had some political significance. We even saw the most famous Spanish painting (according to our research)- Las Meninas. It was a painting of the painter painting a royal couple but the perspective was that of the audience (you and ...