Have you had the chance to explore the remarkable collection of the Prado Museum? If you happen to be in Madrid, it is definitely worth a visit, as it stands out as one of the most notable Spanish museums.

I have curated a gallery of their top 10 masterpieces that are truly exceptional and worth seeing. Do these breathtaking works of art align with your artistic preferences? I’m keen to hear your impressions!

Title and date: The Garden of Earthly Delights Triptych (1490 – 1500)
Author: Bosch (S’Hertogenbosch, Holland, 1450 – S’Hertogenbosch, Holland, 1516)
Technique: Grisaille, oil on oak panel
Dimensions: 205,6 x 386 cm (with frame)
Floor 0. Room 056A

Title and date: Las Meninas (1656)
Author: Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Seville, 1599 – Madrid, 1660)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 318 x 276 cm
Floor 1. Room 012

Title and date: The Naked Maja (1795 – 1800)
Author: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Fuendetodos, Zaragoza, 1746 – Bordeaux, France, 1828)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 98 cm x 191 cm
Floor 0. Room 038

Title and date: Adam (1507) | Eve (1507)
Author: Albrecht Dürer (Nüremberg, Germany, 1471 – Nüremberg, Germany, 1528)
Technique: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 209 x 81 cm | 209 x 80 cm
Floor 0. Room 055B (Both)

Title and date: The Cardinal (1510 – 1511)
Author: Raphael (Urbino, Italy, 1483 – Rome, Italy, 1520)
Technique:Oil on panel
Dimensions: 79 x 61 cm
Floor 0. Room 049

Title and date: Witches’ Sabbath, or the Great He-Goat (1820 – 1823)
Author: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Fuendetodos, Zaragoza, 1746 – Bordeaux, France, 1828)
Technique: Oil on mural transferred to canvas.
Dimensions: 140,5 x 435,7 cm
Floor 0. Room 067

Title and date: The Washing of the Feet (1548 – 1549)
Author: Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti (Venice, Italy, 1518 –  1594)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 210 cm x 533 cm
Floor 0. Room 025

Title and date: The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest (Ca. 1580)
Author: El Greco (Candia, Crete, 1541 – Toledo, 1614)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 81,8 x 66,1 cm
Floor 1. Room 010B

Title and date: The Three Graces (1630 – 1635)
Author: Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen, Germany, 1577 – Antwerp, Belgium, 1640)
Technique: Oil on oak panel
Dimensions: 220,5 x 182 cm
Floor 1. Room 029

Title and date: Boys on the Beach (1909)
Author: Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (Valencia, 1863 – Cercedilla, Madrid, 1923)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 118 x 185 cm
Floor 0. Room 060A