Francisco de GoyaSpanish, 1746–1828The stilts
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “The stilts” now? Collection: Museo del Prado, Madrid. Unknown.
Museo del Prado
Madrid, Spain
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- P000801
In the catalog
Sources
- Wikidata
- Image: Museo del Prado — Francisco Goya · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
In the life of Francisco de Goya
The whole life1773–1823 · Workplace
Madrid
1789
Court painter to Charles IV
After the death of Charles III he became court painter to Charles IV, painting a number of portraits of the king and his consort.
late 1792 – 1793
Grave illness and loss of hearing
An undiagnosed illness left Goya deaf; he found refuge in Cádiz with the collector Sebastián Martínez. After the illness his art grew darker and more pessimistic.
