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- Reference number
- P00805
- Author
- Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de (Spanish)
- Title
- A Hunter and his Dogs
- Chronology
- 1775
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 262 cm x 71 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- INVENTARIO TAPICES
- Procedence
- Real Patrimonio, 1870
His back to the viewer, and a
shotgun on his shoulder, a hunter
turns to grasp the leash of his two
dogs in wooded surroundings
appropriate for his activity.
Goya perfectly integrates the man
with nature and with his dog, with
whom he seems to be conversing,
encouraging him to act. The sinuous
upward movement of the tree
strengthens this vertical
composition.
The painting is one of the cartoons
for tapestries in the Prince and
Princess of Asturias' dining room
at El Escorial. Its extremely
narrow format indicates that it was
to be hung beside a window, a door,
or between them and a corner.
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