(36K) 648 x 432 | The Cathedral of Madrid, modern, yet still beautiful. |
(41K) 648 x 432 | The Royal Palace (Madrid is the capital on Spain, which still has a king.) |
(31K) 480 x 720 | The facade of the Cathedral. |
(39K) 648 x 431 | The Plaza Mayor - the main city square. |
(35K) 648 x 431 | Puerta del Sol - the main fashion / shopping district. |
(30K) 386 x 648 | Inside the El Prado art museum, here are the Spanish painters first. Pentecostés (Pentecost - fuzzy), by El Greco. |
(44K) 504 x 685 | La Trinidad, also by El Greco. |
(34K) 488 x 720 | Cristo Crucificado by Velázquez |
(30K) 492 x 648 | Las Meninas by Velázquez. Showing the members of the Royal family with a great use of perspective. Note the king and queen are actually seen in the mirror on the back wall, and the painter is a self-portrait of Velázquez. |
(26K) 455 x 576 | The Assumption by Goyo. |
(36K) 720 x 492 | The twelve apostles by Ribiera |
(41K) 720 x 492 | And really it is the 11 apostles and St. Paul. |
(24K) 500 x 576 | Now leaving the Spanish painters, here are the Italians... David and Goliath by Caravaggio |
(35K) 406 x 720 | The Assumption (Rubens?) |
(41K) 720 x 518 | The Annunciation by Fra Angelico |
(36K) 490 x 720 | The Resurrection by Rafael |
(36K) 648 x 463 | The Adoration of the Child Jesus by Rafael. |
(38K) 539 x 736 | La Coronación de la Virgen by Velázquez (courtesy of www.abcgallery.com) |
(16K) 520 x 797 | Cristo Crucificado by Velázquez (courtesy of www.abcgallery.com) |
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