New ticket types and additional entry options

Index

Introduction 3

Newtypesofgroupvisits 4

—GroupvisitsbeforetheMuseumopenstothepublic—GroupsvisitstothetemporaryexhibitionsbeforetheMuseumopenstothepublicMoreoptionsforgroupvisits 4

—GroupvisitstothePermanentCollectionduringallopeninghours—GroupentrytothetemporaryexhibitionsDiscountonthepurchaseofpacketsofindividualtickets 5

Newindividualentryoption 5

—“Twovisitsinoneyear”optionMoreoptionsforindividualvisitors 6

—Avoidthequeue:buyaticketonline—PaseodelArtePassonlineGettoknowtheCollection 7

—Website—Apps—SocialnetworksInformationonvisitingtheMuseum 8

VisitingtheMuseum:essentialinformation 9

—Openingtimes—Ticketprices—Freeentryandreducedtickets:termsandconditionsVisitorservices 10

—Priortoyourvisit—Duringyourvisit

Principaltemporaryexhibitions2015 11

—GoyainMadrid.TheTapestryCartoons—TenPicassosfromtheKunstmuseumBasel—RogiervanderWeyden—“ElDivino”Morales—Ingres

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Introduction

Duetotheexceptionalnatureofitscollectionsandhistory,theMuseodelPradoistheprincipaldestinationforculturaltourism in Madrid and an essential one for all Spanish andforeigntouristsvisitingthecity.

OneofthegoalsestablishedintheMuseum’s2013-2016Ac-tion Plan, as set out in its “Visitor” programme, is that ofencouragingand increasingvisitorfidelity levels.Tohelp itachievethisaimtheMuseumisbenefitingfromthesupportofTelefónicaasaBenefactorSponsorofthePrado.

Withthisaiminmindandawareofthegrowingdemandfornew and different cultural experiences on the part of thevisiting public, while also taking into account the require-mentsoftouristagencieswhichincludetheMuseumamongitsactivitiesofferedtoclients,thePradohasimplementedaseriesofmeasuresintendedtoincreasevisitingoptionsandbenefitswhenacquiringanddistributingticketsandtoim-proveavisittotheMuseumingeneral.Ithasthusintroducednewtickettypesandtermsandconditionsofentry,whichareadaptedtoanevermorediversevisitingpublic,allofthem,however, focusing on art and on the Museum’s PermanentCollectionanditstemporaryexhibitions.

Thesenewentrytypes,togetherwiththepre-existingones(standard,reducedpriceandfreetickets),theincreaseinvi-siting hours (362 days a year, with the Museum open everydayoftheweek),inadditiontotheoptionofbookingprivatevisitsandeventswhiletheMuseumisclosedtothepublic,alladdtotheavailableoptionswiththeresultthatvisitorsofalltypes,whetherindividualsorgroups,willencountertheidealwaytovisitthePrado.

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New group visit options

Therearetwonewoptionsforenjoyingagroupvisitaroundthe Permanent Collections or the temporary exhibitionswhiletheMuseumisclosedtothepublic.

Thesevisitsareaimedatgroupsofbetween12and30peoplewishingtoenjoyadifferentandexclusivevisitingexperience,accompaniedbytheirownguide.

Group visit to the Permanent Collection before the Museum opens

This entry type allows for a group visit to the Prado’s Co-llectionsbeforetheMuseumopenstothepublic.MondaytoSunday,9amto10am.

TheMuseumhasdesignedaroutethatfocusesonthegrea-testartistsandthemasterpiecesinitsCollection.

The Garden of Earthly DelightsbyBoschThe Descent from the CrossbyVanderWeydenThe AnnunciationbyFraAngelicoSelf-portraitbyDürerThe CardinalbyRaphaelChrist washing the Disciples’ FeetbyTintorettoMan with his Hand on his BreastbyElGrecoLos BorrachosbyVelázquezLas MeninasbyVelázquezCharles V at MühlbergbyTitianThe Three GracesbyRubensThe Family of Charles IVbyGoyaNaked Maja and Clothed MajabyGoyaSaturn devouring his SonbyGoyaThe Executions on the 3rd of MaybyGoyaBoys on the BeachbySorolla

Price:40EurosperpersonAdvancedticketpurchasedupto48hoursbeforethevisitfrom:www.museodelprado.esandontel:902107077

Group visits to the temporary exhibitions before the Museum opens

Thisentrytypeallowsforgroupvisitstoatemporaryexhi-bitionbeforetheMuseumopenstothepublic.MondaytoSunday,9amto10am.

Price:40EurosperpersonAdvancedticketpurchasedupto48hoursbeforethevisitfrom:www.museodelprado.esandontel:902107077

More options for group visits

Group visits to the temporary exhibitions before the Museum opens

AnothernewentryoptionforgroupsisthatofvisitingtheMuseum’sPermanentCollectionsfromMondaytoSaturday,6pmto8pm,andSundayandpublicholidays,5pmto7pm.Thisnewoptionmeansthatgroupvisitscannowtakeplaceduringallnormalopeninghours.

TermsandconditionsandticketpricesforgroupvisitstotheCollectionduringthelasttwohoursofthedayarethesameas those already existing for the rest of the Museum’s ope-ninghours.

Group visits to the temporary exhibitions

Itisnowalsopossibletomakegroupvisitstothetemporaryexhibitions,atthetimesandwiththetermsandconditionsestablishedbytheMuseodelPradoinordertoguaranteethequalityofavisitforallmembersofthepublic.

Ticket prices for group visits to the temporary exhibitionsarethesameasthosealreadyexistingforgroupvisitstothePermanent Collection. The maximum group size will befrom 12 to 20 people, depending on the characteristics ofeachexhibition.

Everydayoftheweek.TicketsmustbebookedforaspecificdayandtimethroughtheMuseum’sticketbookingandsalesserviceonitswebsite(www.entradasprado.com).

Guidedtour listeningequipmentmustbeusedintheexhi-bitions.

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Discount on the purchase of packets of individual entriesTouristagenciesinterestedinincludingavisittotheMuseodel Prado as part of their cultural agenda can now benefitfromasignificantdiscountonthepurchaseofindividualen-trytickets:1Eurodiscountperticketonallpurchasesofover100tickets.

This incentiveofferedby theMuseumisaimedatofferingnew sale points and distribution so that individual visitorswillfinditeasiertopurchasetheirticketsinhotels,touristagencies,ononlineleisureandtourismwebsites,etc.

TicketsonsaleattheMuseum’sticketdesks,fromwww.museodelprado.esandontel:902107077

New individual entry option

“Two visits in one year” option

ThisentrytypeallowsfortwovisitsinoneyeartotheMuseodelPradoatareducedprice,ondifferentdayswithinasingleyear.

ItisaimedatallthosewishingtomakeaconsecutivevisittotheMuseumwithouthavingtowaitorqueue.

Price:20EurosOnsaleattheMuseum’sticketdesks,fromwww.museodelprado.esandon902107077

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More options for individual visitorsBuy your ticket online and avoid queuing

AlltickettypesforvisitingtheMuseumcanbeacquiredonitswebsite,www.museodelprado.es.YouonlyneedtoselectthedayofthevisitandpurchasethetickettoenjoythePer-manentCollectionandtemporaryexhibitions.

Itisnolongernecessarytoselectatimeforthevisitastheticketisvalidallday.Onlyinthecaseofthetemporaryex-hibitionsthathavetimedentryslotsmustaspecifictimebeselected.

Inaddition,youcanalsopurchaseticketsinadvanceontel:902107077.

Paseo del Arte Pass on-line

The Paseo del Arte Pass can now also be acquired from theMuseodelPrado’swebsite,www.museodelprado.es,allowingholdersofthisPasstoenjoyfasterentrytotheMuseum.

The Paseo del Arte PassincludesonevisittotheMuseodelPra-do,includingitsPermanentCollectionsandanytemporaryexhibitionsondisplay,onevisittotheMuseoThyssen-Bor-nemisza,andonetotheMuseoReinaSofiawithintheperiodof a year from the date of its purchase, with a discount of20%onthenormalentryprice.

ThisentrytypeisaimedatSpanishandforeignvisitors,whocanpurchasethePassdirectlyorfromtouristagencieswis-hingtoincludeauniqueartisticexperienceintheirculturalagendaforvisitorstoMadrid.

Price:25.60EurosTicketsonsaleattheMuseum’sticketdesks,fromwww.museodelprado.esandontel:902107077

Contact

Visitor Services DepartmentTel:902107077atencion.visitante@museodelprado.es

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Website

What to see https://www.museodelprado.es/coleccion/que-ver/

Online gallery https://www.museodelprado.es/coleccion/galeria-on-line/

Prado media https://www.museodelprado.es/pradomedia/

Digital library https://www.museodelprado.es/investigacion/biblioteca/biblioteca-digital/

Online Encyclopaedia https://www.museodelprado.es/enciclopedia/

Goya in the Prado https://www.museodelprado.es/goya-en-el-prado/

Apps

The Prado Guide1 https://www.museodelprado.es/app/guia-del-prado

Second Canvas Prado https://www.museodelprado.es/app/secondcanvasprado/

Social networks

Facebook https//www.facebook.com/museonacionaldelprado

Twitter https//twitter.com/museodelprado

Google + https//plus.google.com/+MuseoNacionaldelPrado/

Youtube https//www.youtube.com/user/museodelprado

ArtBabble http//www.artbabble.org/partner/museo-nacional-del-prado

Pinterest http//www.pinterest.com/museodelprado/

Storify http//storify.com/museodelprado

Foursquare https//es.foursquare.com/museodelprado

Get to know the Collection

1. AVAILABLE IN 9 LANGUAGES. Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean

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INFORMACIÓN INFORMATION902 10 70 77www.museodelprado.es

ENTRADAS General (Colección + exposiciones) 14 ¤Reducida (con acreditación) 7 ¤Dos visitas al año 20 ¤Entrada + ejemplar Guía del Prado 23 ¤Paseo del Arte 25,60 ¤

TICKETSGeneral (Collection + Temporary Exhibitions) ¤ 14Reduced (proof of status required) ¤ 7Two visits in one year ¤ 20Ticket + Prado Guide Book ¤ 23Paseo del Arte Card ¤ 25,60

SKIP THE LINE BUY YOUR TICKET ON-LINEwww.museodelprado.es

SÍGUENOS ENFOLLOW US ON

HORARIODe lunes a sábado: 10.00 – 20.00 hDomingos y festivos: 10.00 – 19.00 h6 enero, 24 y 31 diciembre: 10.00 – 14.00 h1 de enero, 1 de mayo y 25 de diciembre, cerrado

OPENING HOURSMonday to Saturday: 10am – 8pmSundays and public holidays: 10am – 7pm6 January, 24 and 31 December: 10am – 14pm1 January, 1 May and 25 December, closed

TIENDA Y CAFÉ PRADOHorario de apertura hasta 30 minutos antes del cierre

SHOP AND CAFE PRADOOpening hours 30 minutes before closing time

COMO LLEGARPaseo del Prado s/n. 28014 MadridMetroEstaciones Banco de España y AtochaAutobusesLíneas 9, 10, 14, 19, 27, 34, 37 y 45Trenes y CercaníasEstación de Atocha

HOW TO GET HEREPaseo del Prado s/n. 28014 MadridUndergroundBanco de España and Atocha StationsBusesRoutes 9, 10, 14, 19, 27, 34, 37 y 45TrainsAtocha Station

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INFORMACIÓNINFORMATION902 10 70 77www.museodelprado.es

HORARIODe lunes a sábado: 10.00 – 20.00 hDomingos y festivos: 10.00 – 19.00 h6 enero, 24 y 31 diciembre: 10.00 – 14.00 h1 de enero, 1 de mayo y 25 de diciembre, cerrado

OPENING HOURSMonday to Saturday: 10am – 8pmSundays and public holidays: 10am – 7pm6 January, 24 and 31 December: 10am – 14pm1 January, 1 May and 25 December, closed

COMO LLEGARPaseo del Prado s/n. 28014 Madrid

MetroEstaciones Banco de España y AtochaAutobusesLíneas 9, 10, 14, 19, 27, 34, 37 y 45Trenes y CercaníasEstación de Atocha

HOW TO GET HEREPaseo del Prado s/n. 28014 Madrid

UndergroundBanco de España and Atocha StationsBusesRoutes 9, 10, 14, 19, 27, 34, 37 y 45TrainsAtocha Station

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Information on your visit

Museo del Prado Placard for hotels

Visit the Museo del Prado without having to queue. Acquire your ticket at the hotel reception desk

Promotionofticketsalesatthereceptiondeskofaffiliatedhotels.InformationonvisitingtheMuseum

Support and informational poster on ticket sales from hotels

InformationalposteroninsituticketsalestotheMuseum,to be installed at hotel Reception and Information desks,mountedonawoodensupport.

Informational material on the temporary exhibitions

TheMuseodelPradopublishesbilingualleafletsinSpanishandEnglishonallitstemporaryexhibitions.Inaddition,forthemostimportantonesitproducesinformationalmaterialinarangeofformats:newssheet,fold-outdossier,videos,etc.

More information

Visitor Services Departmentatencion.visitante@museodelprado.es

TheMuseodelPradooffersinformationalmaterialinbothprintedandaudio-visualformatsrelatingtoaplannedvisittotheCollectionandthetemporaryexhibitionsanddetailingallthevisitingoptions.

Thismaterialisavailabletoallinstitutionsandtourismagen-ciesinterestedinpromotingtheMuseodelPradoastheprin-cipaldestinationforculturaltourism.

Video on the Museo del Prado

This video extends an invitation to the Prado through itsbeautiful, highly meditated presentation of the Museum’sarchitectureanditsmasterpieces,aswellasthediversityofitsvisitors.Itoffersajourneythroughthehistoryofthebuil-ding,itscollectionsandthepeoplewhobringittolifeeveryday:theirgazes,emotionsandpersonalhistories.

Thisofficialvideoisavailableintwoversions:3:40(withsub-titlesinSpanishandEnglish)and1:12minutes.Technicalspecifications— MP4 format (available in other data compression for-

matsonrequest)— Audiostereo48.000hz16bit— Videofullhdappleprores4:4:4

Museo del Prado Placard

InformationonvisitingtheMuseum

Tarjetón del Museo del Prado Tarjetón del Museo del Prado para hoteles Soporte y cartel informativo de venta de entradas en hoteles

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Visiting the Museum: essential information Address

PaseodelPrado.28014Madrid

Opening times

MondaytoSaturday,10amto8pmSundaysandpublicholidays,10amto7pm

Closed:1January,1Mayand25DecemberHalf-dayopening(10amto2pm):6January,24and31Decem-ber

Ticket prices

AticketfortheMuseumisvalidfortheentireday.

AticketincludesthePermanentCollectionandthetempo-raryexhibitionsondisplayatthattime.

Fortemporaryexhibitionswithrestrictionsonvisitornum-bers,visitorsmustobtainatimedentryslot,accordingtotheestablishedtermsandconditions.

— Standardticket:14Euros— Standardticket+GuidetothePrado(guidebooktothe

PermanentCollection):23Euros— Reducedpriceticket:7Euros— Freeticket:0Euros— “Twovisitinoneyear”ticket:20Euros— PaseodelArtePass:25.60Euros— Interactiveandexplanatorytoursinthe“ArtofEduca-

ting”programme:60Euros— Morethan100individualticketspurchasedatthesame

time:13Eurosperticket

Monday to Saturday, 6pm to 8pm, and Sundays and public holidays, 5pm to 7pm

Individual visitorsOpeningtimesforvisitingthePermanentCollectionfreeofchargeOpeningtimesforvisitingthetemporaryexhibitionsatare-ducedprice:— Standardticket:7Euros— Reducedpriceticket:3.5Euros

Visitors in a groupThe same prices and entry conditions apply as for the allotheropeningtimes.

Monday to Sunday, 9am to 10am

Specialopeningtimesforgroups:40Eurosperperson

Terms and conditions for reduced price and free tickets

The terms and conditions for reduced price and free tic-ketstotheMuseum,asestablishedintheMuseum’scurrentTerms,arethefollowing:

Free entry

— Visitorsagedunder18.— Studentsagedbetween18and25.— Disabledvisitors.— Unemployedvisitorswithofficialproofofstatus.— Membersofthefollowingbodies,groupsandassociations: -RoyalBoardofTrusteesoftheMuseoNacionaldelPrado -FundaciónAmigosdelMuseodelPrado -APME(AsociaciónProfesionaldeMuseólogosdeEspaña) -ANABAD(AsociaciónNacionaldeArchiveros,Bibliote-

cariosyMuseólogos) -AEM(AsociaciónEspañoladeMuseólogos) -ICOM(ConsejoInternacionaldeMuseos) -RealAcademiadelaHistoria -RealAcademiadeBellasArtesdeSanFernando -RealAcademiaEspañola— MembersofstaffofStateMuseumsattachedtotheMi-

nistryofEducation,CultureandSport.— Teachers,asestablishedinArticle104oftheLeyOrgáni-

ca2/2006of3MayrelatingtoEducation.— Familygroupscomprisingatleast1adultand3children

(or2,ifoneisdisabled),formingpartofasingle,officiallyregisteredLargeFamily,asestablishedinArticle2ofLaw40/2003of18NovemberrelatingtoProtectionofLargeFamilies,andtheRoyalDecree1621/2005of30Decem-berwhichimplementsthatLaw.

— OfficialTouristGuides.— Journalists.— Educationalgroupsonanon-guidedvisit— Inaddition,ontheinitiativeoftheMuseum’sDirector,

entryisfreefororganisedvisitsformembersoftheoffi-cialCollegeofSurveyors,TechnicalArchitectsandEngi-neersinMadrid,andformembersoftheUnionofAudio-visualArtists.

Reduced price tickets

A50%discountisappliedtoticketsforthefollowingvisitors:— Visitorsagedover65.— MembersofLargeFamilies.— HoldersofaYoungPerson’sCard.— Culturalgroups.

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Visitor services

TheMuseumoffersarangeofservicesandfacilitiesassocia-tedwithavisittothePermanentCollectionandthetempo-raryexhibitions:

Prior to your visit

Information on visiting the Museum

— www.museodelprado.es Alltheessential informationneededforpreparingavi-

sittotheMuseum,availableinSpanish,English,French,Italian,Japanese,Portuguese,German,Russian,Chinese,Catalan,BasqueandGalician.

— VisitorAttentionCentre 902107077 Telephoneinformationservice

Ticket sales

— www.museodelprado.es/902107077 Buyyourticketonlineandavoidqueuingandwaiting Bookingandadvancedpurchaseofticketsforindividual

andgroupvisits— TicketDesks PlazadeGoya Individualticketsalesforthesameday,andpre-purchase

oftickets— Otheroutlets Affiliatedhotelsandtourismagencies

During your visit

Educational activities

TheMuseodelPradooffersvisitorsawiderangeofactivitiesaimedatadults,youngpeopleandchildren,basedarounditsPermanentCollectionandtemporaryexhibitions:activitiesforallsectorsofthepublic,lectures,tours,familyvisits,etc.

https://www.museodelprado.es/actividades/

Audioguides

Hireofaudioguideswithexplanatorycommentaries:— Audioguide to the Permanent Collection, in thirteen

languages: Spanish, English, French, Italian, Japanese,Portuguese,German,Russian,Chinese,Korean,Catalan,BasqueandGalician.

— AudioguidetothetemporaryexhibitionsinSpanishandEnglish.

— AudioguideforchildreninSpanishandEnglish.— Group listening equipment (microphone and headpho-

nes).— LSEsystemmagneticloopandsign-guides.

Café Prado

CaféandrestaurantOpenfrom10amtohalfanhourbeforetheMuseumcloses.

Cloakrooms

TheMuseumhasfreecloakroomslocatednexttoallitsen-trances.Loanofwheelchairs,walkingsticksandchildren’spushchairsforvisitorsrequiringthem.

Information desks

Forvisitorsrequiringindividualattentionduringtheirvisit,the Museum has Information Desks in the Jerónimos En-trance,theSaladelasMusasandtheUpperGoyaRotunda.Thesedesksofferthefollowinginformationalmaterialfreeofcharge:— PlanoftheMuseum,available inSpanish,English,French,

Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, German, Russian, Chinese,Korean,Catalan,Basque,GalicianandValencian.

— Leafletsonthetemporaryexhibitions,availableinSpanishandEnglish.

— Leafletsonthemonthlyandseasonalactivities.— Huntforcluesactivityforchildrenaged8to12.

The Prado Shop

TheShopsellstheMuseoNacionaldelPradoofficialpubli-cations and products produced by the Museo Nacional delPrado.TheexclusiveandoriginalitemsonsaleintheShopfeaturefaithfulreproductionsoftheMuseum’sworks.

www.tiendaprado.com

Mother and baby room

Reservedforvisitorswithbabies

Principal temporary exhibitions 2015

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Until3May2015

GoyaarrivedinMadridinJanuary1775toparticipateinthecreation of cartoons for tapestries for the Spanish RoyalResidences, a project directed by Anton Raphael Mengs,first court painter and artistic director of the Royal SantaBarbaraTapestry Manufactory. It was not until some yearslater,however,thatGoyaachievedsuccessatcourtwithhisappointmentaspaintertotheKingin1786,followedbythatofjointfirstcourtpainterwithMaellain1799.

Goyawascommissionedtoproducesevenseriesofcartoonsonsubjectsthatreflectedthevarietyofpopularlifeandcus-tomsinSpainoftheday,reflectedinjoyfulscenesdepictingpastimes, games, children and public holidays and celebra-tions,aswellasothersonthemesofviolence,deceptionandmelancholyinwhichdesireandseductionunderlieeverydaylife.InthesescenesGoyaconveyedawiderangeofemotionsthrough his remarkable ability to capture the variety andcomplexityofhumantypes,maleandfemaledressandthehiddennuanceswithinnumerousdifferentsituations.

The present exhibition displays Goya’s cartoons alongsidethoseofotherartistsandalsoincludespaintingsandsculptu-resthatinfluencedhiminthecreationofthesehighlyinno-vativeworks.Goyadidnotconceiveofthetapestrycartoonsasaminorgenrebut ratherasametaphorical reflectionofsociety,andassuchtheyfunctionedasthebasisforthesub-sequent creations through which he achieved fame and re-nown,suchastheetchingsseriesLos Caprichos.

SponsoredbyFundaciónAXA

FranciscodeGoya,La vendimia o El Otoño,1786Madrid,MuseoNacionaldelPrado

Goya in Madrid. The Tapestry Cartoons

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16Marchto13September2015

Duringthespringandsummerof2015,theMuseodelPra-dowillbeexhibitingtenmasterpiecesbyPabloPicassofromthecollectionoftheKunstmuseumBaselduringtheperiodwhenthatmuseumisclosedforalterations.Datingbetween1906and1967,thesetenworkswillconstituteasmallretros-pectiveontheartist,tobedisplayedintheCentralGalleryoftheVillanuevaBuildingalongsidemasterpiecesfromtheMuseum’sPermanentCollection.

Thisprojectispartofalargercollaborativeagreementbet-weentheKunstmuseumBasel,theMuseodelPradoandtheMuseoNacionalCentrodeArteReinaSofía,throughwhichthe latter institution will also be presenting a selection ofworksfromBasel.

ExhibitionprojectsupportedbytheComunidaddeMadrid

PabloPicasso,Man, woman and child,1906Swiss,Basel.KunstmuseumBasel©SucesiónPabloPicasso,VEGAP,Madrid,2015

Ten Picassos from the Kunstmuseum Basel

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24Marchto28June2015

Thisexhibitionisorganisedinconjunctionwiththerestora-tionofVanderWeyden’sCrucifixioninElEscorial,whichisbeingrestoredattheMuseodelPradoaspartofacollabo-rativeagreementbetweentheMuseumandPatrimonioNa-cional.

Theexhibitionwillofferanoutstandinganduniqueoppor-tunity to see The Crucifixion, The Descent from the Cross andThe Durán Virgintogether,inadditiontootherworksbytheartistthatwereformerlyinSpain,suchasthecelebratedMi-raflores Triptych from the Charterhouse of Miraflores (nowBerlin, Gemäldegalerie).The exhibition will thus allow foran appreciation of some of the artist’s finest works (whichare also completely documented), in addition to differentandfundamentalaspectsofVanderWeyden’soutput, suchthecloselinksbetweenhispaintingandsculpture,thesigni-ficantsubsequentinfluenceofhisartanditsimpactinSpain.

Rogier van der Weyden

RogiervanderWeyden,El Descendimiento,h.1435Madrid,MuseoNacionaldelPrado

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6October2015to10January2010

LuisdeMoraleswasoneofthemostuniqueandrecognisableartistsoftheSpanishRenaissanceandakeyreferencepointin painting in Extremadura during the second half of the16thcentury.Moraleswasnotedforhisdistinctivestyle, inthemannerofanartistic“trademark”,which is referredtoinmanyinventoriesofcollections.HisworksaretobeseeninnumerousSpanishandinternationalmuseumsandcollec-tions. Morales’s most celebrated works were widely disse-minatedduetotheexistenceofhisworkshopandthroughrepetitions by other painters and followers. Only El Grecofromaround1585canbeseenasacomparablephenomenonofartisticdisseminationandcommercialsuccessinSpain.

ThisexhibitionreassessesthelifeandworkofLuisdeMo-ralesalmostacenturyaftertheMuseumpresentedthefirstmonographicexhibitionontheartist.ThePradohas23pa-nels by this artist and his workshop: a number and qualitythatmakesthisthemostimportantcollectionofthepainter’swork.Asaresult,thisexhibitionwillofferauniqueopportu-nitytostudyMorales’sbestknownandmostcelebratedcom-positions,particularlythoseofadevotionalnature.

LuisdeMorales,La Virgen y el Niño,h.1565MuseoNacionaldelPrado

“El Divino” Morales

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24November2015to27March2016

TheworkofIngres,withitsseeminglyacademicnature,un-doubtedlyrepresentsalandmarkontheroadtotheartisticrevolutionsofthelate19thandearly20thcenturies.Theheirto Raphael and Poussin, Ingres’s work anticipates both Pi-cassoandtheconceptofanatomicaldistortionandwasthesourceofinspirationfortherethinkingofartundertakenbythe19th-centuryEuropeanschools,particularlyinSpain.

Thisexhibition, tobeorganisedandpresentedbytheMu-seo del Prado in 2015 with the special collaboration of theLouvre, will present a rigorous chronological survey of thework of Ingres. It will also pay particular attention to hiscomplex relationship with portraiture. Determined by hisantipathytowardsandadmirationforthegenre,thisaspectofhisoutputwillbejuxtaposedwithIngres’constantdesiretobeprimarilyrecognisedasahistorypainter.

Jean-AugusteDominiqueIngres,La Baigneuse de Valpinçon,1808Paris,MuséeduLouvre

Ingres