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- Reference number
- P02856
- Author
- Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de (Spanish)
- Title
- Hunting with a Decoy
- Chronology
- 1775
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 112 cm x 179 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- INVENTARIO TAPICES
- Procedence
- Real Patrimonio, 1879
This is a hunting stand with two
caged birds as decoys, a crouching
dog, and a net on the tree that
frames the group.
The study of the birds and dog, as
well as the bush in the foreground,
reveal Goya's interest in flora and
fauna, which he paints with
precision. The mitte owl, a
nocturnal bird, is quite similar to
the owl Goya used in his drawings
and etchings as a personification
of evil forces. Here its appearance
is more that of a stuffed animal
than of a study from nature.
This cartoon was for one of the
tapestries intended to hang above a
door in the dining room of the
Prince and Princess of Asturias at
El Escorial.
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