On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P00734
- Author
- Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de (Spanish)
- Title
- Isidoro Máiquez
- Chronology
- 1807
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 72 cm x 59 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- No
- Entrance
- MUSEO DE LA TRINIDAD
- Procedence
- Trinity Museum
A portrait of the actor, Isidoro
Máiquez (1768-1820). Considered one
of the great thespians of his time,
he studied in Paris and was a
protégé of the Duke and Duchess of
Osuna.
The technique Goya uses here, thick
brushstrokes with large amounts of
paint, foreshadows the main
characteristics of his final works.
The composition, with the model
completely in the foreground,
emphasizes the actor's resolution
and mood.
This work was sent from the
Ministry of Government to that of
Development by Royal Order of 15
March 1872. In June of that same
year, it entered the Trinity
Museum.
