Art Day!!!! Today was the Prado and Sofia Renia. The Prado contains major works by European artists until the beginning of the 19th century. The Sofia Renia picks up with the 20th century.
Prado
We saw paintings by:
Durer. Portrait of an Unknown Man & Self Portrait
Fra Angelico. The Annunciation. Adam & Eve are gray and clothed. The arch and Mary's cloak are Electrablue (I brought paint chips with me so I could remember the exact hues).
Raphael. The Holy Family, or La Perle, belonged to Philip V. He considered it the pearl of his collection.
Goya. Initially he painted traditional portraiture for royalty. Once all the wars began his work became disturbing: 3rd of May, Colossus, Saturno
Bouchet. Pan & Syrinx. She becomes reeds, which create a fluid movement in the painting.
Arellano. Cesta con flores. Love the deep blues & reds. It drips with color although is realistic.
Velasquez. I actually like other pieces that he did more than Las Mineas. Mercury & Argus uses light as shape and strokes as movement.
Tintoretto
Titian. His colors are like no one else. When he paints, skin glows golden.
Carlos V in the Battle of Muhlberg. After yesterday this painting takes on a new meaning. The prancing horse is ready to engage in battle. Steely look in his eye. Spear is poised.
Danae. Brocade is maroon with undertones of purple.
Venus & Adonis
Self Portrait. Titian is ~ 75 years old. He wears the chain of the Knight of the Golden Spur given to him by Charles V.
The Glory. Colors are Electrablue & Alpine Strawberry (+ yellow) to make a chalky peach tone.
Saint Margaret. Dragon writhes in the shadows. Contraposto. Venice in flames - only a hint of a brushstroke indicates the fire.
Ecce Homo. Moving. Sad.
The Virgin & Child with Saint Dorothy & Saint George
El Greco. His backgrounds that highlight Toledo in miniature are endearing. He uses black shadows to make ghostly, pale people pop off his canvases. Elongated, foreshortened bodies. Dramatic chiaroscuro. Clouds lick upwards like flames of fire.
Caravaggio. David with the Head of Goliath.
Gentileschi. The Finding of Moses. Oddly reflects European dress of the artist's day. Yellow brocade over a coat. Moses is in a basket similar to those in the art supply store Michael's.
Annibale Carracci
To see these and other works in the Prado collection, click: https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/painting/
We ate lunch in the Prado Cafe. Andrea handled the ordering
all on her own.... using her SPANISH words. She did great! We got
everything we wanted :) Breezed quickly through the bookstore.
We saw paintings by:
Durer. Portrait of an Unknown Man & Self Portrait
Fra Angelico. The Annunciation. Adam & Eve are gray and clothed. The arch and Mary's cloak are Electrablue (I brought paint chips with me so I could remember the exact hues).
Raphael. The Holy Family, or La Perle, belonged to Philip V. He considered it the pearl of his collection.
Goya. Initially he painted traditional portraiture for royalty. Once all the wars began his work became disturbing: 3rd of May, Colossus, Saturno
Bouchet. Pan & Syrinx. She becomes reeds, which create a fluid movement in the painting.
Arellano. Cesta con flores. Love the deep blues & reds. It drips with color although is realistic.
Velasquez. I actually like other pieces that he did more than Las Mineas. Mercury & Argus uses light as shape and strokes as movement.
Tintoretto
Titian. His colors are like no one else. When he paints, skin glows golden.
Carlos V in the Battle of Muhlberg. After yesterday this painting takes on a new meaning. The prancing horse is ready to engage in battle. Steely look in his eye. Spear is poised.
Danae. Brocade is maroon with undertones of purple.
Venus & Adonis
Self Portrait. Titian is ~ 75 years old. He wears the chain of the Knight of the Golden Spur given to him by Charles V.
The Glory. Colors are Electrablue & Alpine Strawberry (+ yellow) to make a chalky peach tone.
Saint Margaret. Dragon writhes in the shadows. Contraposto. Venice in flames - only a hint of a brushstroke indicates the fire.
Ecce Homo. Moving. Sad.
The Virgin & Child with Saint Dorothy & Saint George
El Greco. His backgrounds that highlight Toledo in miniature are endearing. He uses black shadows to make ghostly, pale people pop off his canvases. Elongated, foreshortened bodies. Dramatic chiaroscuro. Clouds lick upwards like flames of fire.
Caravaggio. David with the Head of Goliath.
Gentileschi. The Finding of Moses. Oddly reflects European dress of the artist's day. Yellow brocade over a coat. Moses is in a basket similar to those in the art supply store Michael's.
Annibale Carracci
To see these and other works in the Prado collection, click: https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/painting/
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| The Prado. The man in the statue? Velasquez |
Sofia Renia
Walked alongside the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Once inside the Sofia Renia, we saw some interesting Max Ernst and Man Ray pieces. I find Miró happy in a strange way. Dali’s paintings are disturbing dreams.
There is a room of studies that Picasso made of Guernica. Interestingly, he refined the image details through these studies. At first, blood was squirting out of everything. Death, dismemberment, agony, and grief resonate from this stark black, gray and white painting. Horror is reflected on everything except for the bull who placidly observes the pain. The light shining above illuminates the reality of this saturation bombing. I noticed a new detail today - a fine white dribble/foaming along the horse's lips. Actually I don’t blame Picasso for refusing to return to Spain while Franco still ruled. He probably wouldn’t have survived the trip. Vocal opponents to Franco disappeared. If you are curious, check out the online analysis of Guernica at: http://www.museoreinasofia.es/en/visit/choice-of-visit/gallery-conversation/guernica-history-icon
Walked alongside the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Once inside the Sofia Renia, we saw some interesting Max Ernst and Man Ray pieces. I find Miró happy in a strange way. Dali’s paintings are disturbing dreams.
There is a room of studies that Picasso made of Guernica. Interestingly, he refined the image details through these studies. At first, blood was squirting out of everything. Death, dismemberment, agony, and grief resonate from this stark black, gray and white painting. Horror is reflected on everything except for the bull who placidly observes the pain. The light shining above illuminates the reality of this saturation bombing. I noticed a new detail today - a fine white dribble/foaming along the horse's lips. Actually I don’t blame Picasso for refusing to return to Spain while Franco still ruled. He probably wouldn’t have survived the trip. Vocal opponents to Franco disappeared. If you are curious, check out the online analysis of Guernica at: http://www.museoreinasofia.es/en/visit/choice-of-visit/gallery-conversation/guernica-history-icon
World Cup
My foot started acting up. We came back to the room
expecting to watch Spain
beat the Swiss in the World Cup. Why do they turn on the sprinklers right before the game begins? At half time, it was 0-0. We cheered and jeered (Spain, the players in white aren't on your team! Don't pass to them! Shoot for the net ... not outside!). Alas, it was to no avail. The Swiss
won. Augh!!!!
Shopping & A Bite To Eat
El Cortez Ingles. Looked at bags, shoes, and the supermarket in the basement. The lovely smells of food made Andrea starving.
Accessory stores
Saw the Best Western and remembered that was the street we were on when Andrea saw a purse/bag she liked.
WATX. Sells watches and bags. Andrea chose a purple bag as her souvenir from me for the AYWTG trip. The sales clerk told me that the word sobrina = niece. Ah, at last. Tia y sobrina!
Cafe y Te. We ate ham & cheese pizzas.
More World Cup. Tonight South America plays Uruguay, but it's not on "regular" t.v.
Shopping & A Bite To Eat
El Cortez Ingles. Looked at bags, shoes, and the supermarket in the basement. The lovely smells of food made Andrea starving.
Accessory stores
Saw the Best Western and remembered that was the street we were on when Andrea saw a purse/bag she liked.
WATX. Sells watches and bags. Andrea chose a purple bag as her souvenir from me for the AYWTG trip. The sales clerk told me that the word sobrina = niece. Ah, at last. Tia y sobrina!
Cafe y Te. We ate ham & cheese pizzas.
More World Cup. Tonight South America plays Uruguay, but it's not on "regular" t.v.
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