MEDITATION OF SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA BY HIERONYMUS BOSCH

You'll find an absolute masterpiece in the seventeenth room: it's the Meditation of San Giovanni Battista by Hieronymus Bosch, an enormous painting of a very small size. The saint sadly indicates the lamb, which is the prophecy of his future martyrdom: he's wearing a red cloak that beautifully contrasts the vast green landscape. You'll also see a lot of Italian and German paintings, and even some English ones, which is rare in a Spanish museum. And all of this is constantly surrounded by fine Italian ceramic and bronze objects, pieces of German silver, and watches from different areas and times.