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This elegant portrait bust depicts María Purificación Fernández y Cadenas (1884-1965), second wife of the politician José Canalejas. Following his assassination, the Spanish King conceded him the posthumous title of 1st Duke of Canalejas. On the sitter’s gown is a jewel in the form of a ducal coronet, a discreet reference to the title received while the work was being s
Here, the artist proposes a commemorative bust of the illustrious painter. The work is based on a portrait of Goya as an old man (P864) painted by Vicente López in 1826. The resultant work has clear links to the statue of Goya that stands in front of the Prado Museum building´s north façade (the “Puerta de Goya” or “Goya Entrance”).
