On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P00779
- Author
- Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de (Spanish)
- Title
- The Fair in Madrid
- Chronology
- 1778-1779
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 258 cm x 218 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- INVENTARIO TAPICES
- Procedence
- Real Patrimonio, 1870
A group of individuals appear in
front of the stall of a seller who
displays his vessels, furniture,
used clothing and paintings. Others
people visit the other stalls
around the Plaza de la Cebada,
where all sorts of objects,
including paintings, were sold. The
background offers a view of the
imposing Church of San Francisco el
Grande.
Goya presents certain types and
customs of Madrid's society, such
as the connoisseur who observes the
objects with his monocle, the the
overdressed woman who points to
some product with her fan, or the
character who bargains with the
salesman. All are interested in the
outdated objects on display,
objects abandoned by those who
sought to adapt their houses to the
new French fashions.
Like paintings number 780 through
784, this cartoon was the model for
a tapestry intended to hang in the
bedroom of the Prince and Princess
of Asturias at the El Pardo Palace.
Here, Goya demonstrates his mastery
of perspective and of different
genres, including, for example, a
magnificent still life: the
chocolate service visible in the
foreground.
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