Madrid - Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando 
Like the other Royal Academies, the San Fernando Academy of Art was founded by the Bourbons. Charles III (1759-88) purchased the Baroque palace of a financier named Goyeneche and commissioned Diego de Villanueva to reconstruct it for its new function. Villanueva then altered Churriguera's facade in accordance with Neo-Classical principles and removed all the Baroque decoration. The San Fernando Academy is the headquarters of the Madrid Academy of Art. Its Directors have included Goya, its students Picasso and Dalí.
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San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts
Calle de Alcalá 13
E-28014 Madrid
Spain
Calle de Alcalá 13
E-28014 Madrid
Spain
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 14:30 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 14:30 | 14:30 |
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Related Attractions
Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando - Drawings
The main strength of the Royal Academy's collection lies in its drawings, among which are works by Raphael and Titian, and its paintings, many of which belonged to the Jesuits before their expulsion from Spain in 1767.
Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando - Goya
There is an impressive range of works by Goya: "Burial of the Sardine", "The Flagellants", "Madhouse", "Tribunal of the Inquisition", "Village Bullfight", "Portrait of Leandro Fernández de Moratin, "La Tirana", "Equestrian Portrait of Ferdinand VII", "Portrait of Manuel Godoy" and a self-portrait of 1815.
Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando - Paintings
In addition to works by foreign masters, including Veronese, Correggio, Rubens, Van Dyck, Fragonard, Van Loo and Mengs, Spanish painters are well represented: Zurbarán ("Vision of St Alonso"), Ribera ("Mary Magdalene"), Alonso Cano ("Christ on the Cross"), Pereda ("Life is a Dream"), Murillo.
