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June 2004  

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Editor's Note

We are pleased to make our first visit to Spain in this edition of IATWM. Where else does one start to explore the beautiful art collection of Madrid but at the Prado.

Diego Velázquez and his masterpieces are an integral part of this incredible collection that features Les Meninas that some regard as the greatest painting ever produced.

IATWM's regular readers may be scratching their heads remembering our May 2004 edition which granted the title of greatest painting ever to Rembrandt's The Night Watch.

The one constant among art fans and art critics is their willingness to disagree about so much in this massive field of study. Is Velázquez better than Rembrandt and what about Michelangelo, Monet, Copley or Picasso? Who among these and many others deserves the title "world's greatest painter" or one of their works "world's greatest painting".

This is not a time-based sport where a fraction of a second can determine the Gold Medal recipient or goals as a critical factor in naming FIFA World Cup Champions. Art is far too subjective to ever be so easily defined. 

We can merely agree to disagree and enjoy the art.