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Top 10 Italian Paintings in the Prado

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  • 1. Annunciation

    This superb panel (c.1430) by Fra Angelico (c.1400–55) was presented to the Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales (see Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales).

  • 2. Death of the Virgin

    Andrea Mantegna (c.1431–1506) shows the Virgin Mary being carried into heaven in this work (c.1462).

  • 3. The Story of Nastagio degli Onesti

    These panels (1483) by Botticelli (c.1444–1510) were commissioned by two rich Florentine families.

  • 4. Fall on the Road to Calvary

    In 1661 this painting (c.1513– 16) by Raphael (1483–1520) was considered the world’s finest.

  • 5. The Washing of the Feet

    This early work (1547) by Jacopo Tintoretto (c.1518– 94) reveals his brilliant handling of perspective.

  • 6. Danäe and the Shower of Gold

    Paintings by Titian (1477–1576) were prized by Carlos I. This 1554 work depicts a mythological story by the Latin poet, Ovid.

  • 7. David with the Head of Goliath

    Caravaggio (1573–1610) had a major impact on Spanish artists, who admired the dark and light contrasts as seen here (c.1600).

  • 8. The Virgin and Child between two Saints

    Founder of the Venetian School, Giovanni Bellini (c.1431–1516) shows an assured use of colour in this devotional painting (c.1490).

  • 9. Venus and Adonis

    This beautiful work (c.1580) by Paolo Veronese (1528–88) is a masterpiece of light and colour.

  • 10. The Immaculate Conception

    This work (1797–9) by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1779) is one of a series intended for a church in Aranjuez.

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