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- Reference number
- P05542
- Author
- Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de (Spanish)
- Title
- The Fisherman with his Rod
- Chronology
- 1775
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 289 cm x 110 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- INVENTARIO TAPICES
- Procedence
- Real Patrimonio. 1870
In this work, Goya represented two
different country activities. The
background shows hunters, but the
foreground has a boy fishing in a
river, which gives this work its
title.
This was a cartoon for one of the
tapestries in the Prince and
Princess of Asturias' dining room
at El Escorial. In it, the artist
resolves the relation of the
different planes with greater
freedom than in other
examples.
In the background, on the right,
are leaves and branches drawn with
black pencil, which might have been
a variation or retouching of this
area, or even something added by
the weavers.
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