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MARK ROTHKO, 1961
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 Thyssen Bornemisza MuseumPaseo del Prado, 8 (Villahermosa Palace) Tel: 91 369 01 51 Metro: Banco de España / Sevilla Zone: Las Cortes Map: K-11 Open: 10:00am-7:00pm Tue.-Sun.; 10:00am-2:30pm Sun. and public holidays. Closed on mondays. Admission: Permanent Collection : 4.50 euro. Students, under 18, and over 65: 2.5o euro. Temporary exhibition: 3 euro. Permanent + temporary: 6 euro Official web site: http://www.museothyssen.org |
| This fabulous collection of paintings is housed in the Palacio de Villahermosa (19th century), which was completely remodelled by the architect Rafael Moneo specifically to house its nearly 800 paintings. The collection was begun in 1920 by the present Baron von Thyssen-Bornemisza's father, who upon his death distributed the work among his various heirs. Keen to reunite his father's collection, the present Baron bought back most of the works from his relatives and the proceeded to acquire large numbers of new works to produce what is one of the world's finest private art collections. The museum was opened in 1992 after an agreement was reached between the Baron and the Spanish government, originally as a loan, but a year later the collection was bought outright. This collection complements both the Prado and the Reina Sofia, filling in gaps present in both. In the former's case this includes fine examples of Italian primitives and works from the English, Dutch and German schools. The modern collection include impressionist, expressionist as well as European and American paintings from the latter half of the 20th century. Distributed over three floors, the museum is a virtual course in western art history, with examples from the 13th to the 20th century, often through many lesser known artists. While extensive, this collection is not as vast as that of the Prado, and because of this it is in many ways more manageable museum. It has been carefully laid out chronologically, thematically and stylistically, with the oldest works on the top (second) floor, and so-on. | 
DOMENICO GHIRLANDAIO (Domenico di Tommaso Bigordi) Retrato de Giovana Tornabuoni. 1488 |
 We recommend you be sure not to miss the following paintings and rooms:
Portraits from the 15th century (Holbein, Ghirlandaio, Juan de Flandes, ...) Italian 16th century (Rafael, Bronzino, Carpaccio,...) German 16th century (Durero, Cranach el viejo, Grien,...) San Jerónimo by Tiziano Paradise by Tintoretto St Catalina by Caravaggio Pity by Ribera The Impressionists halls (all are represented) The Expressionist rooms. Harlequin with mirror by Picasso Catalan Peasant with guitar by Miró Brown and Silver by Pollock Green on Brown by Rothko | |
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