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- Reference number
- P00739
- Author
- Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de (Spanish)
- Title
- The Duke and Duchess of Osuna and their Children
- Chronology
- 1787-1788
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 225 cm x 174 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- DONACION
- Procedence
- Donation by the Duke of Tamames and other heirs to the Duke of Osuna, 1897
A portrait of the Duke of Osuna,
Pedro Téllez Girón (1755-1807); his
wife, the Countess-Duchess of
Benavente, Josefa Alonso de
Pimentel (1752-1834) and their four
children: Francisco de Borja
(1785-1820), the following Duke of
Osuna; Pedro de Alcántara
(1786-1851), the future Prince of
Anglona; Maria Manuela (1783-1838)
and Joaquina (1784-1851), the
future Marchioness of Santa
Cruz.
As exemplary enlightened
aristocrats of their time, the Duke
and Duchess of Osuna were among
Goya's first protectors. Their
closeness to the painter is clear
in how intimately each is
portrayed, with a perfect of
individualization of each
personality within the family
group. The painter uses grayish and
greenish tones with a light, subtle
and precise technique, masterfully
rendering the fabrics, lace and
objects.
Family portraits were practically
unknown in Spain when this one was
made, and it is thought that Goya
make have drawn his compositional
models from Flemish or English
examples.
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