Below are some questions about the Prado Museum. Your answers

Below are some questions about the Prado Museum. Your answers must be in Spanish for this assignment
and in complete sentences. Please feel free to email your teacher if you have questions regarding certain
vocabulary words or grammar. Remember that you will see some of this culture material again on your
test.¡Buena suerte!
Parte 1:
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¿Cuánto cuesta una entrada para ver el arte en este museo?
2.
¿El museo está cerrado en los fines de semana? ¿Qué día está cerrado el museo?
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¿Hay unas exhibiciones temporales en el museo? ¿Cómo se llama el artista y cuáles son las fechas
de la exhibición?
Parte 2:
Now click on the area titled, “Obras Maestras.”
Look for the face of a little girl with blonde hair titled, “La familia de Felipe IV, o Las Meninas” and click
on this. Answer the following questions in Spanish using complete sentences.
1.
¿Cuál es el apellido (last name) de la persona que pintó este retrato (painting)?
2.
¿En qué año (más o menos) pintó este retrato de la familia?
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Look at the summary of the painting written in Spanish. Are there any words you recognize? List
at least 10 below.
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4. ¿Cómo se llama la infanta (princesa) en este cuadro?
Parte 3:
1. Listen to the Escuchar audioguía. Are there any words you recognize? Be patient as you may have to
listen a couple of times as the narrator speaks quickly. List 10 words that you recognize below.
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2. In your own words (English) what are your thoughts about this painting? Who is the painter really
painting? The little girl or the two people in the “mirror” in the back of the room?