29 painting reproductions of Prado Museum on display in Chengdu

An exhibition of 29 painting reproductions of Spain’s Prado Museum, officially known as Museo Nacional del Prado, open to the public on June 9, 2022, in in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province. (Photo/China News Service)

(ECNS) -- An exhibition of 29 painting reproductions of Spain’s Prado Museum, officially known as Museo Nacional del Prado, opened to the public on Thursday afternoon at a subway station in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province.

Artworks from the Renaissance period to the late 19th displayed in chronological order basically reflect the development history of western art.

Among these works, the replica of Las Meninas, or the Maids of Honor in English, is the same size as the authentic painting drawn by the Spanish artist Diego Velázquez.

Las Meninas, together with Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci and De Nachtwacht (The Night Watch) by Rembrandt, are renowned as three most famous masterpieces in the world.

The exhibition will end on August 9, 2022.

The Prado Museum has collected more than 8,000 masterpieces of top painters of the world.