Museo del Romanticismo, Madrid. 24th Sept 2022

https://www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/mromanticismo/inicio.html

These comments will be relatively brief. I posted many pictures of works from these on my Facebook pages at the time I was in Spain – in the case of this museum between Sept 22nd and Sept 29th, 2022.

This was a little gem that I stumbled across while randomly wandering the back streets – proof, if proof were needed, that this is one of the best ways to get to know a city. From its name, I had thought it would be a large museum exploring all aspects of Romanticism as an artistic movement, but with, perhaps, particular reference to  Spain and Madrid. Not so. It is a large private house has been preserved/restored as it would have bene in the middle of the 19th  Century and owned and inhabited by a wealthy upper--middle class family. Not a particularly famous one, it seems, but perhaps typical of its class and time. Each room was exquisite, down to the last detail – and yet again, I realized how dramatic and effective it was to use strong and bold colours on the walls. No bland beige here!

Well worth seeking out if you are in the city

Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid Sept 25th 2022.

Real Jardin Botanico and Art Gallery, (Art and Spirituality Exhibition) Madrid. Sept 23rd 2022