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This tapestry cartoon represents a popular scene of Majos and Majas on the banks of Madrid´s Manzanares River. The Hermitage of the Virgin of the Port is just visible behind a group of trees on the right. Worthy of mention in this work are the still life in the foreground and the amorous play among the orange-seller and the Majos. The resultant tapestry was intended to hang in the dining roo
This preparatory drawing for the etching Capricho 18, And His House Catches Fire (G02106) is one of the twenty-six pen-and-ink drawings from the Dreams series that are the basis for The Caprichos in its earliest form. The print and preparatory drawing are practically identical except for the size of the oil lamp, which is larger in the former. Information from manuscripts related to The Caprichos
Sketchbook F, sheet 7. The earliest works in this sketchbook were drawn on reused paper. The circular mark near the top left of this sheet is an artifact of a stamp that guaranteed authenticity by an expert or institution. The seal in blue ink at the top is that of the Museo Nacional de Pinturas or Museo de la Trinidad, where the drawing was previously housed. In a festive atmosphere, a dancer wit
Goya’s Album C exemplifies the complexity of his work. Made during the Peninsular War and the posterior repression under the reign of Ferdinand VII, it addresses subjects linked to many facets of that period. Other authors believe this album extends through the years of the Liberal Triennium (1820-23), as they see a relation between some of its drawings and the joy associated with the restoration
Goya’s Album C exemplifies the complexity of his work. Made during the Peninsular War and the posterior repression under the reign of Ferdinand VII, it addresses subjects linked to many facets of that period. Other authors believe this album extends through the years of the Liberal Triennium (1820-23), as they see a relation between some of its drawings and the joy associated with the restoration
And His House Catches Fire, Capricho 18, is one of the etching from the The Caprichos. The print and preparatory drawing are practically identical except for the size of the oil lamp, which is larger in the former. Information from manuscripts related to The Caprichos explain the subject as a criticism of the drunkenness of esparto weavers. The version at the Museo del Prado reads: He could not ma
