Art, propaganda and pornography presented by the artist sometimes known as Arte Barrato (even misspelled as it is here,) some of it his own work and most of it stuff he appreciates and chooses to elucidate and honor.
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Goya's Miniatures for his Son's Wedding
This set of miniature portraits by Francisco Goya was painted to celebrate the marriage of his only surviving child, Francisco Javier Goya y Bayeu, to Gumersinda Goicoechea in 1805. The boy was twenty one years old at the time. The miniatures show his bride’s parents and sisters, as well as the new couple. The pictures were painted in oil on copper discs 8cm in diameter. Over the years they have been dispersed and are now in various collections, so cannot be seen as a group, as they should be.
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