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The Year of the Famine in Madrid (1818) by José Aparicio, the painting at the centre of the exhibition

Museo del Prado · Paseo del Prado

The Famine Painting

Now showing27 April 2026 – 13 September 2026·€15

Ripercorre l’ascesa e il declino di The Year of the Famine in Madrid (1818) di José Aparicio, un tempo il dipinto più ammirato del Prado, oggi in gran parte dimenticato.

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José Aparicio Inglada, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)