Barcelona Trip Overview
No artist shaped the twentieth century more than Pablo Ruiz y Picasso. Born in 1881 in Malaga, southern Spain, Picasso’s immense talent was spotted at a young age and was first fostered under the tutelage of his father, also an artist, when the family moved to Barcelona in 1895. Our in-depth tour focuses on these formative years of Picasso’s life. Led by a local art expert, we will visit the Picasso Museum and other key sites related to his time in the city, his first inspirations, and the influence of the bohemian circles in Barcelona at the time.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Barcelona, Spain
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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No artist shaped the twentieth century more than Pablo Ruiz y Picasso. Born in 1881 in Malaga, southern Spain, Picasso’s immense talent was spotted at a young age and was first fostered under the tutelage of his father, also an artist, when the family moved to Barcelona in 1895. Our in-depth tour focuses on these formative years of Picasso’s life. Led by a local art expert, we will visit the Picasso Museum and other key sites related to his time in the city, his first inspirations, and the influence of the bohemian circles in Barcelona at the time.
Stop At: Museu Picasso, Carrer Montcada, 15-23, 08003 Barcelona Spain
The Picasso Museum holds over 3,800 original works in its permanent collection, chronicling Picasso’s entire career. While the exact paintings we visit will vary depending upon the expertise of the expert guide and your interest, your guide will lead you through the collection and temporary exhibit, providing you with a thorough chronology of Picasso’s development of an artist from his early days in Barcelona through his major later periods, visiting masterworks like “Science and Charity,” “Royan,” and the astonishing “Las Meninas,” a reinterpretation of the Velazquez painting of the same name.
Duration: 1 hour
