Portrait of Joaquin Tellez Giron y Pimentel, awnings from Santa Cruz

Date: 1805

The painting shows a young woman lying in a resting pose on her left side on a reddish surface, with her head slightly raised and supported by her right hand. She is wearing a white dress of antique design and a wreath of yellow flowers around her head. In her left hand she holds a golden lyre. Her expression is calm and slightly pensive, and the dark background behind her gives the scene the atmosphere of an ancient myth or allegory.

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Goya painted picture Portrait of Joaquin Tellez Giron y Pimentel, awnings from Santa Cruz in 1805. Prevailing color of this fine art print is vivid and its shape is long. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Francisco de Goya (1746-1828). Born in Spain, the son of a goldsmith. His work is characterized by loose brush strokes, an unprecedented release from the obligation to draw exactly according to reality. His works are among the precursors of many future artistic directions (Realism, Romanticism, Impressionism, Expressionism, and Surrealism). He became the court painter to Charles IV and a member of the Academy. Among Goya’s most famous works are the cycle Disasters of War (eg. The Third of May 1808, a picture painted during the Spanish revolution against France, in which Goya utilises his typical brush strokes and plays with light, clearly showing on which side he stands) and portraits Clothed Maja and Naked Maja. The nude was, for the time, sensual, natural, and without unnecessary decorations (flowers, nature, silk). It is no coincidence that, for this painting, Goya was prosecuted by the Inquisition.