Ah.... the Monastery of the Barefoot Nuns. A wonderful place, filled with religious paintings and sculpture. Along with the Prado, Reina Sofia, and Thyssen -Bornemisza museums the Monastary is not to be missed. You must take a guided tour, and thank God our guide spoke Spanish very very slowly, bec. no English tour was available when we arrived and we were leaving Madrid later that day. When it comes to religious art, Spanish pieces sock you with a heavy dose of the pain and sorrow of life. This life sized wooden tableau was fascinating in its realism.
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