Joan Muró
On Sunday we took a class trip to La Reina Sofia and El Prado, two art museums in Madrid. They were very different museums; La Reina Sofia is a modern art museum, while El Prado contains more classical pieces. I really enjoyed both. I like modern art, and it was neat to see so many big names in one place: we saw Picasso, Dali, and Muró all together. We also got to see La Guernica, which was impresionante. (I can't think of an english word that means what I want to say. Hm.)
Photos weren't allowed in El Prado, which was a bummer. However, since it has a lot more famous pieces, it should be relatively easy to find some of those online. Individually I'm not much of a classical art fan, since it seems to be all dead people and landscapes, things that don't really draw a lot of emotional response However, since I'm currently taking an art history class and we've been talking about El Greco, Velazquez and Goya, it was really cool to be able to see those pieces in person. When we were wandering the second floor it felt like we kept running in to old friends. (Oh, hey, borachos! Sup, Meninas?) Textbook pictures really don't do these giant paintings justice.
Muró
Muró
Picasso
Josefa Tolra
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