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Enrique Quintana, a restorer at the Prado Museum, still recalls how John Brealy worked on one of the most iconic artworks in the history of Spanish painting, and how he was criticized for being British

In the early 19th century, a series of original murals were found in the former home of famed Spanish artist Francisco de Goya. The artworks, dubbed his

FIVE fake paintings claiming to be originals from Spanish masters Goya and Velazquez have been seized by Valencian police working for the regional

Spanish police have seized fake paintings that fraudsters had tried to pass off as works by Goya and Velázquez and were on sale for a total of €76 million.Four

El crimen fue en La Coruña 11·07·21 | 02:37 Políticos, como la presidenta de Madrid, a los que les parece mal que ya se califique de hómofobo el crimen cometido en La Coruña, donde Samuel Luiz, de veinticuatro años, fue asesinado por una turba de jóvenes al grito de maricón, seguramente considerarán terminado su expediente cuando la justicia dictamine qué fue en realidad ese crimen y entonces no dirán nada porque ya se estará habl...

El Museo del Prado vuelve a atribuir ‘El coloso’ a Francisco de Goya El Museo del Prado vuelve a atribuir ‘El coloso’ a Francisco de Goya La pinacoteca defendía desde hace más de diez años que era obra de un seguidor del pintor NOTICIA El Museo del Prado presentó ayer la reordenación de las salas dedicadas al siglo XIX con un discurso más internacional, mayor presencia de mujeres y más peso de la pintura social. Pero, de manera casi inadvertida, saltaba la no...

Sun 17 Jan 2021 02.00 EST A year before his death in 1992, Francis Bacon quietly slipped into the Prado in Madrid, discreetly followed by its deputy director, Manuela Mena. There, he spent 90 minutes alone with its collection of Velázquez (it was a Monday, and the museum was closed). What did Mena make of Bacon, who was then 81, and in the habit of using shoe polish to colour his hair? “I’ve never seen somebody so gentle,” she said. “He looked you straight in the eye. He ...