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El Museo del Prado. Madrid, España. El Prado. Constructed during the reign of Charles III in order to give the city a noble and monumental urban space comparable to those in other European cities. http://museoprado.mcu.es/ihistoria.html. There are three famous artists featured in El Prado:.
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El Museo del Prado Madrid, España
El Prado • Constructed during the reign of Charles III in order to give the city a noble and monumental urban space comparable to those in other European cities. • http://museoprado.mcu.es/ihistoria.html
There are three famous artists featured in El Prado: • El Greco • Francisco de Goya • Diego Velásquez
El Greco“The Greek” • Born in 1541 and named Domenikos Theotokopoulos. • First worked in Italy, then Spain • Inspired by Renaissance artists • Painted mostly religious works Self-Portrait (approximately 1604) http://corinah.tripod.com/pages/1604_greco_Self_portrait.htm
Assumption of the Virgin 1577http://www.wga.hu/framese.html?/html/g/greco_el/1576-80/01antigu.html The Burial of Count Orgaz 1586 1586http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/greco_el/1581-90/08orgaz.html
Diego Rodriguez de Silva Velásquez • Born in 1599 • For most of his life, he lived in Madrid and worked as a court painter. • His paintings include landscapes, mythological & religious subjects, and scenes from common life. Self-Portrait appr. 1640 http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/v/velazque/biograph.html
Las Hilanderas 1656 http://www.artprints-on-demand.co.uk/noframes/velasquez/hilanderas.htm Las Meninas 1656 http://www.cyberspain.com/passion/2meninas.htm
Francísco José de Goya y Lucientes • Born in 1746 • Inspired by Velásquez and Rembrandt • In 1792, he contracted a serious disease that left him completely deaf, thus causing him to paint with a more dark, pessimistic style. http://www.exittoart.nl/framesetmain.htm?http://www.exittoart.nl/gallery1.htm?http://www.exittoart.nl/goya/goya05.htm
The Black Paintings appr. 1820 http://www.artchive.com/galleries/goya/st_isidore_zoom2.html The Marquesa de Pontejos 1786 http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/gg52/gg52-95.0.html
Museo del Prado • ¿En qué ciudad está el museo del Prado? • Escribe 2 datos sobre Sr. Greco (puedes escribir en ingés o en español). • Escribe 2 datos sobre Sr. Velásquez. • Escribe 2 datos sobre Sr. Goya. • ¿Qué signífica “El Greco” en inglés? Cuando terminan, manden sus respuestas por correo electrónico a Jessie.Jeffery@k12.sd.us