The Triángulo del Arte or Triángulo de Oro is the name given to the group of museums in Madrid that are located in the area of Paseo del Prado, located between the old town of Madrid and the Retiro Park. The three points of the triangle are the Prado Museum, the Reina Sofia Museum and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum.
The Thyssen-Bornemisza strengthened the museum offer in the Paseo del Prado area, as it filled the temporary and stylistic gaps that were not covered by the works of art of the Reina Sofía and the Prado. Thus, between the three museums, visitors can experience the evolution of art from the Middle Ages to the present day, thanks to the largest artistic concentration of works of art in the world.
The Prado Museum is one of the three most important art galleries in the world and the most visited Spanish museum. It is especially rich in paintings by European artists from the 15th to the 19th centuries. Its great attraction is the presence of Velázquez, Goya (painter with more works in the collection), Titian or Rubens, whose genius has the largest concentration of paintings in the world. In addition, other great artists such as Bosch, Raphael, Tintoretto, El Greco, Zurbarán, Murillo, Ribera and Van Dyck, among others, also appear. The most relevant art historians on the planet speak of “the best collection per square meter”, since of the more than 8,000 works in the museum, only 900 of the highest quality are exhibited. Thus, you are assured that you will not be disappointed with your visit.
The Reina Sofia Museum is the Spanish museum of 20th century and contemporary art par excellence. Among his many masterpieces, the Guernica by Picasso, who created the painting inspired by the terrible aerial bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War, stands out. In addition, artists such as Dalí, Miró, Andy Warhol, Basquiat, Juan Gris, Chillida… are also included in this collection.
The Thyssen Museum is another great art gallery of art from the thirteenth to the twentieth century. It comprises a large collection of works of art that the Thyssen-Bornemisza family collected over seven decades. This collection brought the presence of great artists absent in Spain, such as Duccio, Jan van Eyck, pop art, Lucian Freud, etc. Therefore, it complemented and formed the Golden Triangle together with the Prado and the Reina Sofia.
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