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Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando vs Museo Sorolla
Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando and Museo Sorolla are both rated highly by professional travelers. On balance, Museo Sorolla is the choice of most professionals compared to Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. Museo Sorolla is ranked #5 in Madrid with endorsements from 9 sources like Condé Nast Traveler, Michelin Guide and Frommer's.
Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
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Alcala, 13, 28014 Madrid
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Fodor's
"Designed by José Churriguera in the waning baroque years of the early 18th century, this museum showcases 500 years of Spanish painting."
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Concierge
"The go-to gallery for Goyas; including two of the artist's self portraits, as well as paintings by Ribera and Velázquez."
Frommer's
"An easy stroll from Puerta del Sol, the Fine Arts Museum is located in the restored and remodeled 17th-century baroque palace of Juan de Goyeneche."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Madrid’s ‘other’ art gallery, the Real Academía de Bellas Artes has for centuries played a pivotal role in the artistic life of the city."
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Travel + Leisure
"Housed in an 18th-century Baroque palace near the Puerta del Sol (Gate of the Sun), the museum displays more than 1,400 paintings by artists like Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí."
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Museo Sorolla
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Calle General Martínez Campos, 37, 28010 Madrid, Spain
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Fodor's
"See the world through the exceptional eye of Spain's most famous Impressionist painter, Joaquín Sorolla (1863–1923), who lived and worked most of his life at the home and garden he designed."
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"Native painter Joaquín Sorolla was a contemporary and friend of John Singer Sargent, and the parallels in their paintings are immediately apparent."
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Time Out
"This delightful little museum, housed in the mansion built for the artist in 1910 to spend his latter years, has been recently restored and boasts 250 works."
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The garden, Moorish-inspired but with an Italianate pergola, is a delightful, peaceful oasis of calm, seemingly miles away from the roaring traffic outside.
Let's Go
"Museo Sorolla is a must-see for art lovers; prior knowledge of Joaquim Sorolla not necessary."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"This impressionist artist...was unequalled in knowing how to convey the dazzling light of the Mediterranean coast."
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