The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum was opened in 1992 after an agreement was reached between Baron Hans-Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza and the Spanish government. Spain purchased the private collection after a nine-and-a-half-year loan.
The collection contains over 800 paintings, sculptures, carvings and tapestries, ranging from primitive Flemish works to contemporary pieces. Highlights include works by Fra Angelico, Van Eyck, Dürer, Caravaggio, Rubens, Titian, Sebastiano del Piombo, Caravaggio, Van Dyck, Murillo, Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Domenico Ghirlandaio and Vittore Carpaccio.
Also important for the Museum's collection are Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works by artists like Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas and Vincent Van Gogh, as well as twentieth century masterpieces like a Cubist work by Picasso or late works by Piet Mondrian and Edward Hopper.
Paseo del Prado 8
Tel: (91) 369 0151.
Website: www.museothyssen.org
Opening hours: Tues-Sun 10.00-19.00. Closed Mon.
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