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Casón del Buen Retiro

Small marvels

María Teresa González Escolar, General Services Assistant, 1990-2013
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Small marvels

María Teresa González Escolar, General Services Assistant, 1990-2013

I’m going to move on to 19th-century painting as I was so involved with it at the Casón. For example, there’s Martín Rico’s The Mouth of the Bidasoa, which is a marvel with those lovely skies. Also the Fortunys, which we saw recently in the exhibition [2018] and all the history paintings. I love them. And apart from Van der Weyden’s Descent everything by the Flemish Primitives is a marvel; those little Virgins in them... They’re exquisite paintings. I don’t know which one I’d take home. Maybe one that’s not very well known or looked at; Mantegna, for example, who was also a painter of small works. They’re all so lovely!

She worked at the Museo del Prado as a gallery attendant from 1990 to 2013. She also worked for some time at the information desk and at the admissions desk.

Interview recorded on April 23, 2018

Casón del Buen Retiro

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  1. A “homely little museum”
    A “homely little museum”
  2. Library, Archive and Documentation Centre
    Library, Archive and Documentation Centre
  3. The old library at the Casón
    The old library at the Casón
  4. The Museum of yesterday and today
    The Museum of yesterday and today
  5. The Nineteenth Century Collections and the Casón del Buen Retiro
    The Nineteenth Century Collections and the Casón del Buen Retiro
  6. The challenges of the Library: Relocation and enhancement of the collections
    The challenges of the Library: Relocation and enhancement of the collections
  7. <em>Guernica</em>. A boost for the Casón
    Guernica. A boost for the Casón
  8. An incident in the Casón del Buen Retiro
    An incident in the Casón del Buen Retiro
  9. Water and Fire. An emergency at the Casón del Buen Retiro
    Water and Fire. An emergency at the Casón del Buen Retiro
  10. The Casón, finally open to the public
    The Casón, finally open to the public
  11. The 19th-century collection with <em>Guernica</em>. Looking at what you could
    The 19th-century collection with Guernica. Looking at what you could
  12. 1982. Photography and restoration at the Casón
    1982. Photography and restoration at the Casón
  13. Small marvels
    Small marvels
  14. An amazing engineering project
    An amazing engineering project
  15. Electricity During the Night
    Electricity During the Night
  16. 1992. The empty gallery
    1992. The empty gallery
  17. The Casón, the ugly duckling
    The Casón, the ugly duckling
  18. Picasso's <em>Guernica</em>. Working on an iconic painting in the year 1981
    Picasso's Guernica. Working on an iconic painting in the year 1981
  19. The <em>Guernica</em> Is Moved
    The Guernica Is Moved
  20. 1997. The Casón closes
    1997. The Casón closes
  21. Renovation Works at the Casón: The Collections Are Stored Away Again
    Renovation Works at the Casón: The Collections Are Stored Away Again
  22. Poring Over Plans Again: The Moneo Extension
    Poring Over Plans Again: The Moneo Extension
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2010-2020
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I joined the Museum in May 1966

Francisco Martín Ortiz

 Administrative Technician (copies), 1966-2015
Arriving at the Museum

María Merino Cabrera

 Clerical Support, 1977-2004
I Joined on 9th May 1966

Francisco Manso Guerrero

 Gallery attendant and Clerical Support, 1966-1991
Almost 50 years in the Prado’s Service

Conchi Montero Velasco

 General Services Assistant, 1970-2014
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