Madrid: Prado & Reina Sofia

These are the major works discussed in Bailly’s Spanish Art Appreciation Lecture.

Hieronymus Bosch. Triptych of the Garden of Earthly Delights, 1490-1500. Oil on wood panel. Museo del Prado.
https://smarthistory.org/bosch-the-garden-of-earthly-delights/

Diego Velazquez. Las Meninas, 1656. Oil on canvas. Museo del Prado.
https://smarthistory.org/diego-velazquez-las-meninas/

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING

“History of Spain.” La Moncloa. https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/lang/en/espana/historyandculture/history/Paginas/index.aspx

Smarthistory: The Center for Public Art History
https://smarthistory.org/

Turismo Madrid: Official Website
https://www.esmadrid.com/en

Besas, Mark & Peter. Hidden Madrid: A Walking Guide.Madrid. Ediciones La Libreria. 2007.

Ham, Anthony; Quintero, Josephine. Lonely Planet Madrid (Travel Guide). Lonely Planet Global Limited, 2021.

Phillips, Jr, William D.; Rahn Phillips, Carla. A Concise History of Spain (Cambridge Concise Histories). Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Shields, Graham. Madrid (World Bibliographical Series). ABC-CLIO, 1996.

Steves, Rick. Rick Steves Spain (Travel Guide). Avalon Travel, 2016.

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