The exhibition XIX. The Century of the Portrait. Prado Museum Collections. From the Enlightenment to modernity delves into the transformation of people's public image during the 19th century, and offers visitors the possibility of entering, through a genre of capital importance in Spanish painting, in the era that saw the birth of the economic and social structures that have shaped our contemporaneity. The public will enjoy a total of 159 pieces from the collections of the national art gallery with examples by Goya, Madrazo, Rosales, Pinazo, Sorolla, Fortuny and Benlliure, among many others. The exhibition is divided into eight thematic areas:
