Manuscript Page On The Sforza Monument
Leonardo da Vinci
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Madrid
Biblioteca Nacional
The Biblioteca Nacional holds 6 Renaissance and Baroque masterpieces in the Paintale collection, including works by Leonardo da Vinci, Francisco Goya. Each painting page unpacks the symbolism, technique, and provenance of the work — turning a gallery visit, or a search for a single canvas, into a deeper encounter with the period.
Daily LifeLandscape
Famous paintings at the Biblioteca Nacional
Double Manuscript Page On The Sforza Monument
Leonardo da Vinci
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Landscape Near Pisa
Leonardo da Vinci
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Nude Woman Holding A Mirror
Francisco Goya
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The Duchess Of Alba Arranging Her Hair
Francisco Goya
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The Divided Arena
Francisco Goya
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About the Biblioteca Nacional’s Renaissance and Baroque collection
The Biblioteca Nacional’s holdings of Renaissance and Baroque painting in Madrid sit among the most significant surviving collections of pre-modern European art. The works in this group — 6 paintings — span the themes of daily life, landscape and the hands of artists from Leonardo da Vinci, Francisco Goya.
If you’re planning a visit, use this page as a starting list of the must-see paintings. If you’re researching from a desk, each painting page goes deeper than a museum label: the patron, the symbolism a 17th-century viewer would have recognised, the technique under the surface, and where the painting fits in Biblioteca Nacional’s longer history.