Monday, September 5
Today we set out to find out more details about the early life of Malaga's most famous son, Pablo Picasso. The house where he was born was only a few hundred meters away from our apartment, so we didn't have far to go! Inside the house is a museum dedicated to him and his family, with lots of personal effects including his christening gown and baptism certificate, pictures of him as a baby and others with his parents and extended family and drawings he did when he was young. There were also some paintings done by his father, who taught art at the local university, and by contemporaries of his father. It was easy to understand why Pablo became obsessed with drawing and painting!
The family home where he lived for the first 10 years of his life is on one of the corners of Plaza de la Merced, and there is a statue of him on a bench. It makes for a great photo, and Noelle couldn't resist sitting next to the statue to gain some inspiration for her artwork! There was also a temporary exhibition in another house nearby and this explored his later works and the variety of mediums he worked in - again just enough to appreciate his genius without getting overloaded.
We opted for a healthy lunch today, and we were both happy with our choices. I opted for sashimi tuna while Noelle chose confit duck. Both were excellent choices!
After some retail therapy we moved on to the Malaga Cathedral, a magnificent building both inside and out. The most outstanding features were the two massive pipe organs on either side of the choir stalls, and the carving of the choir stalls themselves. Unfortunately we didn't hear the organs playing or any singing during our visit today.
There is also another Picasso Museum in town which is run by a different organization, and this contains hundreds of his works as well as others by his contemporaries. However we decided not to go into this one as it would be overload and spoil the appreciation we gained from visiting his home and the more personal approach the earlier museum has taken.
Today we set out to find out more details about the early life of Malaga's most famous son, Pablo Picasso. The house where he was born was only a few hundred meters away from our apartment, so we didn't have far to go! Inside the house is a museum dedicated to him and his family, with lots of personal effects including his christening gown and baptism certificate, pictures of him as a baby and others with his parents and extended family and drawings he did when he was young. There were also some paintings done by his father, who taught art at the local university, and by contemporaries of his father. It was easy to understand why Pablo became obsessed with drawing and painting!
The family home where he lived for the first 10 years of his life is on one of the corners of Plaza de la Merced, and there is a statue of him on a bench. It makes for a great photo, and Noelle couldn't resist sitting next to the statue to gain some inspiration for her artwork! There was also a temporary exhibition in another house nearby and this explored his later works and the variety of mediums he worked in - again just enough to appreciate his genius without getting overloaded.
We opted for a healthy lunch today, and we were both happy with our choices. I opted for sashimi tuna while Noelle chose confit duck. Both were excellent choices!
After some retail therapy we moved on to the Malaga Cathedral, a magnificent building both inside and out. The most outstanding features were the two massive pipe organs on either side of the choir stalls, and the carving of the choir stalls themselves. Unfortunately we didn't hear the organs playing or any singing during our visit today.
There is also another Picasso Museum in town which is run by a different organization, and this contains hundreds of his works as well as others by his contemporaries. However we decided not to go into this one as it would be overload and spoil the appreciation we gained from visiting his home and the more personal approach the earlier museum has taken.
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