Voces del Prado

The directors

Inmaculada Echeverría Elvira, Head of the Technical Documentation and Laboratory Section, 1985-2024

I have memories of many truly impressive and wonderful people whom I have met. I'll start on the professional side. I was impressed by Pérez Sánchez. We worked together quite a long time. I remember he gave me the best explanation on a work of art of my life. They brought us the Saint Rufina, which is now in Seville, and we prepared the technical documentation on that work. I remember I was alone, neither Carmen nor Juani were in. The painting was at the old Villanueva building and the two of us were there. We had the picture, the X-ray and he gave me a master class. I've often spoken about this when asked because I learned an awful lot. The way he explained things—a luxury.
Felipe Garín, who was also around for many years, would stop by to see us every day. I think it was good, I could tell he was interested in what was being done. The best thing was his way of being. He was a very warm person and still is. I have fond memories of those days because the treatment was direct, with the curators and the director.