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                           . Venus and Cupid     VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
                           This reflection of ideal
                           beauty was painted by   Practical Information
                           the Flemish master    Paseo del Prado 8. Map 7 C2.
                           Rubens between 1606    Tel 902 760 511. Open noon–
                           and 1611. The picture   4pm Mon, 10am–7pm Tue–Sun;
                           illustrates his luscious    Jun–mid-Sep: to 10pm Tue–Sat,
                           use of colour and form.  to 7pm Sun & Mon for temp
                                                 exhibs. Closed 1 Jan, 1 May &
                                                 25 Dec. & advance bookings
                                                 online or by phone. 7 8
                                                 (free Mon). - d = 0
                                                 ∑ museothyssen.org
                                 Second floor    Transport
                                                  Banco de España, Sevilla. @
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                                                 1, 2, 5, 9, 10, 14 and many others.


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              P                                       St Casilda (c.1630–35)
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                                                  saints. In this work, St Casilda’s
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                                                brightly coloured robe stands out
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                                       First floor
                                    Ground floor
                Main
                entrance
                              Autumn Landscape
                              in Oldenburg
                              Karl Schmidt-Rottluff was     Mata Mua
                              a member of the Brücke   Painted in 1892, during a stay
                              Expressionist group,    on the Marquesas Islands,
                              founded in Dresden in   Gauguin’s colourful depiction
                              1905. He painted this    of a Tahitian paradise is one
                              north German landscape    of his most highly regarded
                              two years later.         works of this period.
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