22 Trivia Questions About the Prado’s Spanish Masters, Founding and Architecture

In which Spanish city is the Museo del Prado located?

In what year was the Museo del Prado officially opened to the public?

Which artist painted ‘Las Meninas’, arguably the most famous work in the Prado’s collection?

What is the primary architectural style of the original Prado building designed by Juan de Villanueva?

Which Spanish monarch and his wife, Queen Maria Isabel of Braganza, were responsible for the museum’s founding?

Which Goya masterpiece depicts the execution of Spanish resistance fighters by French troops?

Which architect designed the major 2007 expansion of the museum?

Which famous triptych by Hieronymus Bosch is considered a highlight of the Prado’s non-Spanish collection?

What is the collective name for the series of 14 dark and haunting works that Goya painted directly onto the walls of his house?

Who was the original architect commissioned by King Charles III to design the building that became the Prado?

Which artist, often associated with the tenebrist style, has a significant number of works in the Prado, including ‘The Martyrdom of Saint Philip’?

The site of the Prado was originally intended to be a cabinet of natural history before it was repurposed following its damage during which 19th-century conflict?

Who is the central figure portrayed as a young child in the foreground of Velázquez’s ‘Las Meninas’?

The Prado’s modern expansion project ultimately incorporated the renovation of which historic building that previously served as a palace?

Which famous Velázquez painting, depicting a military surrender, is also known as ‘Las Lanzas’?

In Velázquez’s equestrian portraits, which powerful advisor to King Philip IV is depicted on a rearing horse?

The foundation of the Prado was primarily based on the extensive holdings of which source?

While better known for his late masterpieces, Goya’s earliest documented painting was acquired by the Prado in 2021. What is this painting called?

The ‘Cube of the Prado’ refers specifically to which architectural addition?

Outside of the Spanish school, the Prado holds a world-renowned collection of which northern European school, featuring masterpieces by Hieronymus Bosch and Peter Paul Rubens?

Which artist, famous for his elongated figures and spiritual intensity, is represented by important works such as ‘The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest’ at the Prado?

Which two artists are traditionally considered the heavyweights of the Spanish Golden Age and the late eighteenth-century periods, respectively, within the Prado Museum’s narrative?