On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P07070
- Author
- Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de (Spanish)
- Title
- The Marchioness of Santa Cruz
- Chronology
- 1805
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 124,7 cm x 207,9 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- COMPRA
- Procedence
- Acquisition, 1986
Joaquina Téllez-Girón y Pimentel
(1784-1851) was the daughter of the
Duke and Duchess of Osuna and
Marchioness of Santa Cruz by her
marriage to José Gabriel de Silva y
Walstein in 1801. A friend of poets
and literati, she was one of the
most admired women of her time.
Goya presents her wearing white
crêpe and reposing on a canapé
upholstered in red velvet. She is
crowned with grape leaves and
clusters. This headdress and the
lire-shaped guitar identify her as
Erato, the muse of Love Poetry —a
clear reference to her love of
poetry and music.
This canvas is in excellent
condition and, unlike most, still
has its original shine, revealing
the stunning perfection of its
tonal relations as well as a rich,
confident pictorial
technique.
It is signed and dated on the lower
left corner.
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