Museo del Prado - paintings

In this museum the quantity and quality of the works of several painters is a huge. The possibilities for themes are endless. We share here a small selection.

Neste museu é enorme a quantidade e qualidade de obras de diversos pintores. As possibilidades de temas são inúmeras. Deixa-se aqui uma pequena selecção.

Joachim Patinir (ca 1480-1524)-'crossing the river Styx'-oil on canvas (1515-1524)

Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553)-'deer and boar hunt'-oil on wood-1544

Pieter Brueghel the Elder (ca 1530-1569)-'the triumph of death'-oil on panel-ca 1562

Jacopo Robusti or Tintoretto (1518-1594)-'the rape of Helen'-oil on canvas

Tiziano Vecellio (ca 1485-1576)-'people of island Andros celebrating the arrival of god Dionysus'-oil on canvas-(1518-1521)

Madrid Museo del Prado (Mithology selection)

The themes are about Greco-Roman mythology. The painters who contribute to the enhancement of this collection are mostly Italian and Spanish.


Os temas pertencem à mitologia Greco-Romana. Os pintores que contribuem para o enriquecimento desta colecção são principalmente Italianos e Espanhóis.

Diego Rodriguez de Silva Velázquez (1599-1660)-'Hephaestus' workshop (god Apollo informs god Hephaestus that his wife Aphrodite has cheated on him with god Ares)-oil on canvas-1630

Diego Rodriguez de Silva Velázquez (1599-1660)-'the mith of Arachne (Athena transform Arachne into a insect, when she proves to be better than her weaving)-oil on canvas-(1644-1648)

Tiziano Vecellio (ca 1485-1576)-'Aphrodite and Adonis (Aphrodite tries in vain to prevent her lover Adonis to go on a hunting trip)-oil on canvas-(1543-1544)

Tiziano Vecellio (ca 1485-1576)-'Venus with Organist and Cupid'-opil on canvas-1548

Guido Reni (1575-1642)-'Atalante and Ippomenes (Ippomenes tricks Atalante in order to win a race)-oil on canvas-ca 1612

Museo del Prado - Christ paintings selection

Its design was ordered by Charles III (1716-1788), king of Spain and Naples but it was inaugurated by Fernando VII in the beginning of the 19th century. It displays a valuable collection of paintings of German, Flemish, French, Italian and Spanish origin.


Mandado construir por Carlos III (1716-1788), rei de Espanha e Nápoles, inaugurou-o Fernando VII no início do séc. XIX. Possui valiosa colecção de pintura de origem Alemã, Flamenga, Francesa, Italiana e Espanhola.

Alejo Antonilez (17th century)-'the scourging of Christ (Matthew 27, 25)'-oil on panel

Fernando Yáñez de la Almedina (ca 1475-1536)-'Ressuscited Christ presents your mother to the Patriarchs in Limbo'-oil on panel

Pieter Coecke van Aelst (1502-1556)-'Holy Trinity'-oil on panel

Juan de Flandes (ca 1460-1519)-'the raising of Lazarus'-oil on panel-(1500-1510)

Andrea del Sarto (1486-1430)-'Madonna with Saints and one angel'-oil on panel-(1520-1550)