One of the best art collections
This museum is known for having one of the best art collections in the world. It has an important collection of Spanish paintings: for example, there are 140 paintings of Goya and 50 of Velázquez.
Among the masterpieces the following stand out: Velázquez' "Las Meninas" (Room 12) and "Las hilanderas" (Room 15A), Goya's "La familia de Carlos IV" (Room 32) and his famous "Maja desnuda" (Room 36), Rubens' "Las tres gracias" (Room 9), El Bosco's "El jardín de las delicias" (Room 56A), El Greco's "El caballero de la mano en el pecho" (Room 10A), among many others.
The permanent collection consists of Spanish painting between 1100 and 1850, Flemish painting between 1450 and 1800, British painting of the 18th and 19th centuries, sculpture, drawings and illustrations and decorative arts. For art fans it is an ideal place and if you want to spend an entire day visiting it, there is a cafeteria and a restaurant.