The historic Spanish city where Greek-born painter El Greco created his most visionary masterpieces. This spiritual hub birthed the haunting, elongated style that captivated Habsburg collectors and now defines the Prado's dark treasures.



galleta Bizarre monsters and surreal punishments fill the right-hand panel of Bosch's masterpiece.
galleta Hieronymus Bosch's famous painting The Garden of Earthly Delights puzzles art historians.

galleta Match eerie paintings to discover the dark treasures Habsburg kings collected.
galleta Habsburg Dark Treasures
The king hung a nightmare right over his bed, Where gardens of earthly delights filled his head!

galleta Bosch's triptych is a wild three-part warning about the dangers of giving in to earthly temptations.
Bosch's musical hell: A researcher actually transcribed the sheet music painted onto a sinner's rear end in Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights and recorded it.


galleta The deeply religious King Philip II was obsessed with the bizarre, surreal paintings of Hieronymus Bosch.
In what Spanish city did the Greek-born painter El Greco spend most of his successful career?
Which Italian Renaissance master painted the famous equestrian portrait of Emperor Charles V at Mühlberg?
What type of painting is a triptych, like Hieronymus Bosch's most famous works in the Prado?
What does the right-hand panel of Hieronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights depict?
Which king of Spain was so obsessed with Hieronymus Bosch that he kept his paintings in his bedroom?
What three-paneled painting by Hieronymus Bosch is one of the most visited masterpieces in the Prado?