The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (RABASF; ), located on the
Calle de Alcalá
Calle de Alcalá is among the longest streets in Madrid. It starts at the Puerta del Sol and goes on for , to the northeastern outskirts of the city. Henry David Inglis described it in 1837 as "long, of superb width, and flanked by a splendid rang ...
in the heart of Madrid, currently functions as a museum and gallery. A public law corporation, it is integrated together with other Spanish royal academies in the .
History
The academy was established by royal decree in 1752. About twenty years later, the enlightened monarchCharles III purchased a palace in Madrid as the academy's new home. The building had been designed by José Benito de Churriguera for the Goyeneche family. The king commissioned Diego de Villanueva to convert the building for academic use, employing a neoclassical style in place of Churriguera's baroque design.
The academy is also the headquarters of the Madrid Academy of Art.
.Francisco Goya was once one of the academy's directors. Its alumni include
Felip Pedrell
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Kiko Argüello
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Antonio López García
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Doubling as a museum and gallery, today it houses a fine art collection of paintings from the 15th to 20th centuries: Hans Müelich,
Arcimboldo
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These w ...
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Giovanni Bellini
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Juan de Juanes
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Guido Reni
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Rubens
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Giovanni Battista Beinaschi
image:Benaschi-llanto por abel.JPG, ''The Deploration of Abel'', Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (Madrid).
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José de Ribera
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Andrea Vaccaro
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Jacob Jordaens
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Claudio Coello
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Antonio de Pereda
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Diego Velázquez
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Margherita Caffi
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Paul de Vos
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Francesco Battaglioli
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Alessandro Magnasco
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Pompeo Battoni
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Antonio Joli
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Luis Paret y Alcázar
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Mengs
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Giuseppe Pirovani
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(one rare ''Portrait of
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Lorenzo Quiros
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, among others.
Gallery
File:Giuseppe Arcimboldo - La Primavera - Google Art Project.jpg, ''La primavera'', Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1563)
File:El Greco - San Jerónimo - Google Art Project.jpg, ''San Jerónimo'',
El Greco
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File:VelazquezUltimaCena.jpg, ''La Última Cena'', copy of Tintoretto by
Diego Velázquez
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(1629?)
File:José de Ribera - Asunción de la Magdalena - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Asunción de la Magdalena'',
José de Ribera
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(1636)
File:Louis Michel van Loo - Venus, Mercurio y el Amor - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Venus, Mercurio y el Amor'', Louis Michel van Loo (1748)
File:Alegoría de la Paz y la Justicia.jpg, ''Alegoría de la Paz y la Justicia'', Corrado Giaquinto (1754)
File:Anton Rafael Mengs - Retrato de la marquesa de Llano - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Retrato de la marquesa de Llano'', Anton Raphael Mengs (1770)
File:Francisco de Goya - La Tirana - Google Art Project.jpg, '' La tirana'', Francisco de Goya ()
File:Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz - Retrato de Isabel II - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Retrato de Isabel II'',
Federico de Madrazo
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(1844)
File:Juan Gris - Frutero y periódico - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Frutero y periódico'', Juan Gris (1920)
Google Arts & Culture
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