Hand-Painted Fine Art Reproductions of Famous Paintings

The Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza is an art gallery in Madrid. It is known as a part of the "Golden Triangle of Art", which also includes the Prado and the Reina Sofia galleries. The Thyssen-Bornemisza fills the historical gaps in its counterparts' collections: in the Prado's case this includes fine examples of Italian primitives and works from the English, Dutch and German schools, while the Reina Sofia's collection includes impressionists, expressionists, and European and American paintings from the latter half of the 20th century.
History of the Collection
The collection started in 1920 as a private collection by the Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza's father. The last Baron (Hans Heinrich, 1921-2002) assembled together most of the works from his relatives and proceeded to acquire large numbers of new works to produce what is one of the world's finest private art collections. The museum was opened in 1992 after an agreement was reached between the Baron and the Spanish government. A year later the collection was bought outright.
The collection
The old masters were mainly bought by the elder Baron, while Hans focused more on the 19th and 20th century, resulting in a collection that spans eight centuries of European painting, without claiming to give an all-encompassing view but rather a series of highlights. One of the focal points is the early European painting, with a major collection of trecento and quattrocento (i.e. 14th and 15th century) Italian paintings by Duccio, and his contemporaries, and works of the early Flemish and Dutch painters like Jan Van Eyck, Albrecht Dürer, and Hans Holbein. Other highlights include works by the most famous Renaissance and Baroque painters, including Rubens, Rembrandt, and Tizian and a wonderful portrait by Domenico Ghirlandaio. Also important for the Museum's collection are Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works by artists like Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, and Vincent Van Gogh, as well as twentieth century masterpieces like a Cubist work by Picasso or a late work by Piet Mondrian.