Francisco de GoyaSpagna, 1746–1828De Chinchillas
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- Fonte
- Il museo
Sull’opera
Con le parole del museo — in olandese
Twee mannen, met hun ogen gesloten en monden geopend, dragen een slot op hun hoofd. Een vrouwelijk figuur met ezelsoren (onwetendheid) voert één van de mannen met een houten lepel. Vijftigste prent uit de serie Los Caprichos.
Rijksmuseum
Scheda
- Numero di inventario
- RP-P-1921-2071
Che cosa raffigura
In catalogo
Fonti
- Rijksmuseum
- Immagine: Rijksmuseum — public domain
Nel frattempo, nella vita di Francisco de Goya
Tutta la vita1773–1823 · Luogo di lavoro
Madrid
1795
Director of Painting at the Academy
He was elected Director of Painting at the Academy of San Fernando with a salary of 4,000 reales; that same year he painted portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Alba.
January – May 1796
Journey to Andalusia and the Sanlúcar Album
He traveled to Andalusia with the royal court; in May he stayed at the Alba family palace in Sanlúcar, where the Sanlúcar Album with his first studies from life came into being.
1799
Publication of "Los Caprichos"
The series of 80 etchings "Los Caprichos" was published and sold in a perfume shop on the Calle del Desengaño; owing to the intervention of the Inquisition, only 27 sets were sold.
31 October 1799
First Court Painter
He was appointed First Court Painter with a salary of 50,000 reales a year — the highest rank for a Spanish court painter.
