It is difficult to say whether here we are viewing a scene of amusement or an allegory of violence, as both characters appear to be laughing stupidly while one pines down the other by force and prepar [+]
This drawing brings together several recurring themes found in his work: the impossible dream of flying, the duality of the bullfighting world between the festive and the tragic, and the scenes of abs [+]
The title written by Goya indicates the absurd nature of the scene represented, which is hard to explain. The severed head is being fed by the body from which it has been separated. At the same time, [+]
Without the artist’s handwritten inscription reading Telegraph, it would have been impossible to decipher the theme of his image, and it may have been understood superficially merely as a scene depict [+]
Several drawings in these albums predominantly feature clergymen, all of which have a satirical tone. In this case, a friar laboriously prepares to relieve himself, consequentially, as Goya´s title su [+]
This drawing has rarely been exhibited and studied, but it is, nevertheless, one of the most beautiful due to its monumental and synthetic feel. Using only sharp crayon strokes, Goya defines the conto [+]
Processions are a frequent element in Goya´s last works, and are always depicted with a noticeably dark tone, such as I the The San Isidro Pilgrimage, one of his Black Paintings. Here the monks hide t [+]
Es una litografía de Cayetano Rodríguez (activo en Madrid entre 1829 y 1837) que reproduce el óleo de Cornelis de Vos conservado en el Museo Nacional del Prado (P01860). Esta estampa se entregaba con [+]
Es una litografía de Luis Carlos Legrand (activo en Madrid entre 1829 y 1858) que reproduce el lienzo de Anton van Dyck conservado en el Museo Nacional del Prado (P01481). Esta estampa se entregaba co [+]
Es una litografía de Juan Antonio López (activo en Madrid entre 1826 y 1840) que reproduce un lienzo obra del taller de Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez conservado en el Museo Nacional del Prado ( [+]
Although Goya had already shown an interest in lithography while in Madrid, it was in Bordeaux tht he fully explored the expressive possibilities of this new medium. In November 1825, a year after his [+]
Es una litografía de Enrique Blanco que reproduce el lienzo de Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez conservado en el Museo Nacional del Prado (P01197). En el inventario de las pinturas del palacio de [+]
Es una litografía de Víctor Alexis que reproduce el lienzo de Nicolas Poussin conservado en el Museo Nacional del Prado (P2308). Esta estampa se entregaba con el cuadernillo LXXVII e iba acompañado de [+]
Es una litografía de Augusto Giuglielmi que reproduce el lienzo de Parmigianino y su taller (P00280). La atribución de la pintura original a Bronzino que aparece en la firma de la estampa, es errónea. [+]
The Company for the engraving of the paintings from the Royal Palaces was one of the Spanish Enlightenment’s major undertakings during the second half of the 18th century. It supervised the reproducti [+]
Es una litografía de Cayetano Palmaroli (1801-1853) que reproduce el lienzo de Parmigianino conservado en el Museo Nacional del Prado (P00279). Esta estampa se entregaba con el cuadernillo LXXXIII aco [+]
La litografía, realizada por Alejandro Blanco y Assensio, reproduce el lienzo de Velázquez (P01170) también conocido como El triunfo de Baco por su interpretación como una alegoría sobre el vino. Así [+]
Es una litografía de Gaspar Sensi y Baldachi que reproduce el lienzo de Tiziano conservado en el Museo Nacional del Prado (P00411). Es la estampa LXXII que va acompañada de un texto explicativo de Jos [+]