Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando

The art collection of the Museo de la Academia, one of the best art galleries in Spain, spans five centuries and different schools, offering a complete journey through the history of art from the Renaissance to the most current trends of the 21st century. Its rooms exhibit masterpieces of Spanish, Italian and Flemish art. During his long life, Francisco de Goya was closely linked to the Royal Academy, which conserves a collection of paintings that is highly representative of his different periods, as well as an exceptional sample of his graphic work, which forms a unique heritage within the world panorama. In order to exhibit this extraordinary body of work, the Academy, on which the Calcografía Nacional depends, has created the Gabinete Francisco de Goya, where the plates of all his graphic series (Caprichos, Desastres de la guerra, Tauromaquias and Disparates), most of which have recently been restored to their original copper state, are on display.