Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Thyssen-Bornemisza museum is considered the second in the Golden Triangle, comprising mainly of 20th century artifacts. It is known as part of the “Golden Triangle of Art”, that include the Museo del Prado and Queen Sofia galleries.
A visit to the Thyssen-Bornemisza equates to an intensive history course of Western art. If the Prado Museum visitors can admire almost exclusively works of Spanish art, at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum collection consists mainly of Flemish art, Italian or German.
History and origins of the museum tell the story of one of the most interesting private collections in the world, the most important of the twentieth century, that of August Thyssen (1842-1926), founder of Thyssen financial empire with roots in metallurgy, endowed with great sensitivity art. Wanting to have an impressive collection of sculpture, it turned to the most famous sculptor of the time, Auguste Rodin. German industrialist collection included a series of seven magnificent marble sculptures of French artist.
One of the attractions is the Italian Trecento and Quattrocento European painting and the Flemish painters works such as those belonging to Jan Van Eyck, Albrecht Dürer, Hans Holbein. Other attractions include the works of Renaissance and Baroque famous painters such as Titian, Sebastiano del Piombo, Caravaggio, Rubens, Van Dyck, Murillo, Rembrandt, with famous portraits signed by Vittore Carpaccio and Domenico Ghirlandaio.
In the impressionist painting Chapter there are remarked works of Claude Monet stands, Auguste Renoir or Vincent Van Gogh, complete collections of works of the 20th century.
A collection of works of this museum is housed in the National Art Museum of Catalunya, in Barcelona.
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