Madrid - National Archeological Museum Museo Arqueológico Nacional

Gothic art is represented by the tombs of Doña Inés Rodríguez de Villalobos, Dona Berenguela and Abbot Aparicio (14th C.); painting on wooden panels (e.g. the 15th C. altar-piece of San Martín de Tours); enamels and ivories, jewelry and chalices. Rooms 34 and 35 (13th-16th C.) contain fine artesonado (coffered) ceilings from the palace of the Dukes of Maqueda (Toledo) and the Trinitarian Convent in Seville.

Iberian art is represented by the treasures (hoards) of Sagrajos (Badajoz), Alizeda (Cáceres), Lebrija (Seville), Jávea (Alicante) and Abengibre (Albacete). Room 20 is dominated by three large pieces of Iberian sculpture, the "Dama de Elche", the "Dama de Baza" and the "Dama del Cerro de los Santos".

The Islamic art of Andalusia from the eighth to the 11th C. and from the 12th to the 15th C. is displayed in Rooms 30 and 31. Notable items include pottery from Medina az-Zahara (Córdoba), a precious ivory casket which belonged to Caliph Al-Hakam (10th C.), fragments from the Aljafería Palace (Zaragoza), Almoravid and Almohad stucco-work, pottery from Málaga and metalwork from Granada.

Rooms 31-33 contain an impressive collection of medieval religious art. The ivory Crucifix of Don Fernando and Doña Sancha from the Church of San Isidoro in León (11th C.), the coffin lid of Anfus Pérez from Sahagún (León), the Apostle Column by Master Mateu of Compostela (first half of 12th C.) and the "Madonna and Child" from Sahagún are masterpieces of Spanish Romanesque art.

The museum's prehistoric collections are in the basement. Rooms 1-12 display material from Spain and North Africa, Rooms 13-16 material from Egypt, the Near East and Italy. The collection of Greek vases is in Rooms 15 and 16. The third floor has a wide range of material from pre-Roman and Roman Spain.

Room 37 contains the royal collection of Italian Renaissance bronzes and 16th C. Talavera ware. Room 38: Baccarat crystal and Spanish glass. Room 39: silver and Alcora pottery. Room 40: Buen Retiro porcelain.

Roman art from the province of Hispania is displayed in Rooms 21-26. There is a very fine collection of mosaics, including the "Monks and Seasons" from Hellín (Albacete), the "Labors of Hercules" from Liria (Valencia) and "Bacchus and his Train" from Zaragoza.

Rooms 27-29 display Visigothic art. The central feature of Room 29 is the Treasure of Guarrazar (Toledo), a collection of votive crowns of gold, precious stones and crystal, formerly in the Royal Church in Toledo, which bear witness to the skill of the seventh C. Visigothic goldsmiths.