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Josefa Bayeu (painting)
''Josefa Bayeu'' or ''Leocadia Zorrilla'' ( or ) is an oil painting by the Spanish painter Francisco Goya. It is currently housed in the Museo del Prado. The portrait depicts a young, well-off woman around 30 years of age. Traditionally, it was believed to be a likeness of Josefa Bayeu, the artist's only wife, as it was described this way in one of the inventories conducted at Goya's home and later in museum catalogues. Today, art critics have doubts about this identification, as well as the painting's exact date of creation. It has not been definitively established who the portrait represents. According to art historians from the Museo del Prado, it is most likely a portrait of Leocadia Zorrilla de Weiss, a young noblewoman and Goya's companion after his wife's death. It was probably not a commissioned work (unlike most of Goya's portraits) but rather a private piece depicting someone from the artist's close circle. Due to the woman's enigmatic smile, the painting has been referre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Goya
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish Romanticism, romantic painter and Printmaking, printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His paintings, drawings, and engravings reflected contemporary historical upheavals and influenced important 19th- and 20th-century painters. Goya is often referred to as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the Modern art, moderns. Goya was born in Fuendetodos, Aragon to a middle-class family in 1746. He studied painting from age 14 under José Luzán, José Luzán y Martinez and moved to Madrid to study with Anton Raphael Mengs. He married Josefa Bayeu in 1773. Goya became a court painter to the Spanish Crown in 1786 and this early portion of his career is marked by portraits of the Spanish aristocracy and royalty, and Rococo-style List of Francisco Goya's tapestry cartoons, tapestry cartoons designed for the royal palace. Althoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
