On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P02931
- Author
- Fortuny Marsal, Mariano (Spanish)
- Title
- The painter's children, María Luisa and Mariano, in the Japanese Room
- Chronology
- 1874
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 44 cm x 93 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- LEGADO
- Procedence
- Donación Viuda de Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo, 1950
Fortuny portrayed his children on
numerous occasions throughout his
life, always in tranquil settings
filled with candor and joy, as is
the case of this portrait of María
Luisa and Mariano in a Japanese
room.
The exuberant vegetation on the
left and the dreamlike decorative
elements recall a world of
childhood fantasies.
The rapid and elaborate technique
in the upper part contrasts with
the barely sketched-in floor, in
which only what appears to be the
reflection of the plants is
visible.
This work was willed to the Prado
Museum by Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo
and entered its collection in 1950.
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