Spain's Prado museum overhauls collection to highlight women artists

The portrait called 'La Bolonesa (The Bolognese)' painted by Maria Blanchard is seen at El Prado Museum in Madrid. Photo: Reuters

Seeking to breathe new life into Madrid's Prado museum after the long months of the pandemic, curators have overhauled the collection to display more works by female artists and better reflect the variety of 19th-century art.

After recent acquisitions of paintings and miniatures, the museum now boasts works by 13 female painters out of a total of 130 artists.