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Mural Artist in Madrid
In Madrid, Giulia Dal Bon paints murals with a brush, in flats, hotels, restaurants, offices and shops. Trained at the Brera Academy, she paints on site, from 150 € per square metre. Free quote within 48 hours, two sketches included: you approve the design before Giulia paints.
Contact Giulia
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The price of a mural in Madrid
| Simple motif or line drawingFine lines for flowers, patterns, silhouettes or figures… | 150 €/sqm |
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| Fully painted subjectColours and shadows for landscapes, portraits or scenes… | 250 €/sqm |
| Trompe-l’oeil or ceilingThe wall opens onto a false window, a sky on the ceiling or an entire landscape… | 350 €/sqm |
| Exterior facade: if needed, scaffolding is added to the quote. | |
Free quote within 48h
The quote starts from the surface and the technique, and spells out what comes on top: interior or exterior, the condition of the wall, the height, scaffolding if needed, the timing.
Where to start?
When you contact me about a mural in Madrid, here is what happens next.
A photo of the wall with the sketch
Send me a photo of the wall and I draw a sketch straight onto your photo. You tell me what you think. The first two sketches are free.
The quote
Once the sketch is approved, I send you the quote and we set the date together.
I paint the wall
I come and paint at your place in Madrid, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
Murals in Madrid
The Barrio de Salamanca was laid out in the 19th century under the Marquis of Salamanca, José de Salamanca y Mayol, as an elegant expansion district for the city, with an orderly grid of streets and stately buildings. It is today home to the Milla de Oro, the stretch of Calle Serrano and Calle Velázquez where the city’s luxury boutiques cluster, close to the Paseo del Arte, the axis linking the Prado, Thyssen-Bornemisza and Reina Sofía museums. The district is also home to the Lázaro Galdiano Museum, a historic mansion housing an important private art collection. In Madrid, Giulia paints the walls of period apartments, hotels and boutiques. Giulia travels easily to Madrid to paint: you send her a photo of the wall and she draws the sketch straight onto it, so you see the mural in place before she travels.
In Madrid, the subjects are right there: the Puerta de Alcalá, the facades of the Gran Vía, the slate roofs and turrets, the avenues of the Retiro, the Prado as an echo. As line drawings they fall under the 150 € per sqm rate; fully painted, with colour and shading, from 250 €.
What Giulia brings to Madrid. Madrid is one of the European cities where art holds the most space: along the Paseo del Prado, within less than two kilometres, come the Prado, the Thyssen-Bornemisza and the Reina Sofía, home to Picasso’s Guernica. That artistic energy is what draws Giulia here. She paints with a brush, with the colour and life that mark her work, and builds each mural with the person who entrusts it to her. Giulia is a painter, trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She exhibits her paintings in art galleries and also paints on walls. Corriere della Sera, Domus and Sky Arte have written about her work, and her mural of over twenty metres dedicated to Gaber and Jannacci can be seen in Milan. The wall is her favourite canvas because it truly becomes part of a place, a unique work made to tell your story.
In Madrid, Giulia also paints live in front of an audience: a wedding, a concert, a festival or a company evening. The canvas starts blank and ends signed, ready to hang. From 950 € for a wedding, from 900 € for a company evening, from 400 € for a performance at a concert. See live painting →
For a company evening, Giulia also paints live in front of your guests: corporate live painting in Madrid, from 900 €.
Murals district by district in Madrid
Murals in the Barrio de Salamanca
Grand flats with high ceilings, luxury shops and consulting rooms. Giulia Dal Bon paints ceilings, skies in perspective and trompe l’oeil that extend a room in the Barrio de Salamanca, in odourless acrylic. From 150 € per square metre, quote within 48 hours.
Murals in Chamberí
Early twentieth-century buildings, wide entrance halls and neighbourhood shops. Giulia paints entrance halls, staircases and shop walls in Chamberí.
Wall painting in La Latina
Old Madrid, with its narrow streets, its taverns and its corralas. Giulia Dal Bon paints tavern walls, courtyards and bedrooms here.
Murals in Malasaña
A quarter of small shops, bars and renovated flats. Giulia paints shopfronts, roller shutters and living-room walls here: while she paints, people take the time to watch and photograph the work.
Murals by the Retiro
Beside the park, large flats, hotels and houses with terraces. Giulia Dal Bon paints terraces, garden walls and dining-room walls here, in quartz paint outdoors. Free quote within 48 hours.
Your questions, before commissioning
A photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and the idea you have in mind are enough to receive a quote.
How much does a mural cost in Madrid?
The rate is per square metre: €150 for a line drawing or a simple motif, €250 for a fully painted subject, €350 for a trompe l’oeil or ceiling. The quote is free: see all prices.
How do I commission a mural in Madrid?
Write to Giulia Dal Bon on WhatsApp or by email, even if the idea is still vague: she replies within 48 hours. Send her a photo of the wall to be painted, she draws a sketch straight onto your photo, you tell her what you think, and the first two sketches are free. Once the sketch is approved, she sends you the quote, from 150 € per sqm in Madrid, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Madrid, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
Does the price of a mural in Madrid include the materials?
Giulia Dal Bon’s price per square metre includes the paint and materials, the first two sketches, corrections during the work and the protective varnish as a finish. Added to the quote, when needed, are the scaffolding for a facade and travel costs, agreed together. The quote is free and arrives within 48 hours; a deposit of about 100 € for materials confirms the date, and the balance is settled at the end.
I’d like a mural or a painting on a wall of my home in Madrid, who should I contact?
Giulia Dal Bon, a painter trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She paints murals by brush in homes, bedrooms, bathrooms, on terraces, pool walls and facades, and travels in Madrid as she does across Europe. Send her a photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and your idea, however loose: she replies within 48 hours with a quote and a first proposal. The first two sketches are free.
Can I see a design before commissioning the mural?
Always. You receive a sketch set on a photo of your own wall, to scale, together with the quote. The first two sketches are free: Giulia shows the work in progress, you give your opinion, and she adjusts. You confirm when you are ready.
Will a mural damage the wall?
The paint goes onto the plaster already in place. In most cases a dusting down is all that is needed before starting. If the surface has cracks or rising damp, Giulia points it out before quoting and proposes the preparation required. Indoors she uses an odourless acrylic: a child’s bedroom in use or a restaurant that stays open can both be painted. An acrylic mural can later be painted over like any wall paint, if you change your mind in ten years.
When is the best time to paint a mural in Madrid?
All year round. Indoors the odourless acrylic lets the room stay in use while she works, in January as in July. Outdoors she needs a dry wall and a mild temperature. Giulia sets the date with you when she quotes, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves.
Can a view of Madrid be painted on a wall?
Yes. A painted view lives first of all on its lines. The Puerta de Alcalá, completed in 1778, the facades of the Gran Vía, the slate roofs and turrets of the centre, the avenues of the Retiro. Giulia Dal Bon draws them, then paints them, by hand. The line alone falls under 150 € per sqm, the painted version under 250 €. Free quote within 48 hours.
What subject works well for a mural in Madrid?
In apartments in the Barrio de Salamanca or boutiques on the Milla de Oro, a refined botanical motif or an elegant trompe l’oeil fit well with the district’s stately architecture. Everything is painted with a brush, in odourless acrylic.
What is the difference between a hand-painted mural and spray-painted graffiti?
They are two different crafts. A graffiti artist works with spray cans, with a fast gesture and a graphic finish. A brush-painted mural is built layer by layer, which allows gradients, fine detail and trompe l’oeil: it is a painting made directly on the wall. Indoors, Giulia uses odourless acrylic. And while she paints, people take the time to watch: a brush at work is a show in itself. The choice depends on the finish you are after.
What do you call an artist who paints on walls?
A mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist or a decorative painter, and the art itself is called mural painting or wall art. Some come from graffiti and work with spray cans; Giulia Dal Bon comes from painting: trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, she exhibits her paintings in art galleries and paints commissioned murals with a brush. To have one painted, send her a photo of your wall: free quote within 48 hours.
Does a mural hold up outdoors in Madrid?
Yes, with surface preparation suited to the Madrid climate. Giulia paints outdoors all year round, on a dry wall and in mild weather: she checks the forecast with you and sets the date. Before having an outdoor wall painted in Madrid, the mural paint and durability guide answers questions on paint, surface and lifespan.
Do I need permission to paint a facade in Madrid?
An interior wall can be painted freely. For a facade visible from the street, you generally need the owner’s or building association’s agreement, and a notice to the municipality if the building sits in a protected zone: many buildings in the Barrio de Salamanca are protected. Giulia explains the process before starting.
How long does it take to paint a mural?
It depends on the surface, the level of detail and how easy the wall is to reach. Giulia gives the timing with the quote, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves. The place keeps running while she works: the acrylic is odourless.
How long does a mural last?
An acrylic mural lasts a lifetime indoors: the paint becomes part of the plaster and lives as long as the wall. Outdoors, quartz paint is made for facades, and an anti-salt or anti-pollution varnish extends it further. And if one day you want a change, it can be painted over like any wall paint. In Madrid, on a façade exposed to traffic, Giulia can also propose an anti-pollution paint, which turns part of the nitrogen oxides under daylight. The option is priced in the quote.
Other spaces
The other places Giulia paints, her portfolio and the towns nearby.
Homes and villas
A bedroom, a hallway, a staircase: the walls you look at every day.
Home and villa murals
Restaurants, hotels and boutiques
A painted wall gives the room its character, and the place stays open while she works.
Restaurant and café murals
Facades and exteriors
For exterior walls and facades in the historic centre.
Facade and exterior muralsOther cities
Giulia also works in these other European cities.
The 20-metre-plus wall for Gaber and Jannacci, in Milan, in the press
Giulia Dal Bon, trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan.
Where Giulia works in Madrid
In Madrid, she paints on an interior wall : the living room, the bedroom and the kitchen. The same work applies to the bathroom, the entrance and the hallway. A ceiling is painted the same way, from the scaffold. On the exterior facade, quartz paint takes over from acrylic: it is made for facades. She also paints on a mobile panel, when the wall belongs to someone else.
She paints in venues as different as apartment and boutique, and in hotel.
In the Barrio de Salamanca, in Chamberí, in La Latina, in Malasaña or in Retiro, a photo of the wall and its dimensions are enough to start: Giulia draws the sketch straight onto it.
The subject is decided together. A landscape opens up the far end of a room, a floral or botanical motif runs along a wall, a painted sky fills a ceiling, a perspective trompe-l’oeil draws a window on a solid wall. Giulia also paints figures, animals, lettering, painted signs, and reproduces an existing work when you ask her to.
Possible subjects in Madrid: the avenues of the Retiro, the Puerta de Alcalá, completed in 1778, the facades of the Gran Vía, the slate roofs and turrets of the centre. A trompe-l’oeil window, a botanical motif and a painted sky work just as well.
A mural is also called a wall mural, an artistic painting on a wall, a wall decoration. People say mural decoration, decorative painting, trompe-l’oeil, hand-painted wall, drawing on a wall, or a painting made directly on the wall: in every case someone paints the wall by hand, layer after layer. In Madrid, the craft is called mural artist, muralist, wall artist or decorative painter, and it is Giulia Dal Bon’s.
The Barrio de Salamanca, laid out in the 19th century as an elegant expansion district, is today home to the Milla de Oro, the stretch of luxury boutiques along Calle Serrano.
Giulia also travels across the whole of Spain.
Where the mural can find its place
- In an apartment, Giulia paints the living room, the bedroom, the entrance and the ceiling. From €150 per m², free quote within 48h.
- In a hotel or a boutique, she paints the reception wall, the storefront and the lounge. Free quote within 48h.
- Giulia also travels across the whole of Spain.