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Caravaggio, Juan de Flandes, Francisco de Goya
and Velázquez hang on the walls..
We found an unexpected collection in the
aptly named Stradivarius Room where violins by
the master maker are displayed. Among them
are four of the five instruments offered as gifts
to King Felipe V in 1702 by Stradivarius himself.
They are the only set of decorated instruments
the legendary Italian craftsman made. Estimates
put the value of this so-called Spanish Quartet
at more than 100 million dollars.
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