The 3 most famous paintings in Madrid
Madrid is rife with renowned and impressive art, housed in its prestigious institutions such as the Museo del Prado and the Museo de la Reina Sofia. In this post we are going to focus solely on three works of art, the most famous worldwide, which are currently housed in Madrid. These three paintings are Guernica by Pablo Picasso, The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch, and Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez. At the end of the post you can also find a list of other important works which are worth seeing whilst in Madrid. Guernica , Pablo Picasso, 1937 "In the panel on which I am working, which I call Guernica, I clearly express my abhorrence of the military caste which has sunk Spain into an ocean of pain and death." Picasso Guernica by Pablo Picasso is one of the most famous examples of 20th century Spanish art. It is currently housed in the Museo Reina Sofia, after an initial showing in Paris, a subsequent international exhibition, and then temporary housing in the ...
