In 1826, Francisco de Goya made a rapid visit to Madrid from his exile in Bordeaux to see to his pension as chamber painter. Valencian master Vicente López Portaña took advantage of that …

Freedom from academic responsibilities determined the most prolific years in Goya’s life, when he made exceptional portraits of Jovellanos (1797- Madrid, Museo del Prado) and La Tirana …

It was only with Goya at the end of the century that a Spanish painter once again dominated the court scene. The Prado and its collections reflect the history of Spain, whose waning role on …

Nov 28, 2014 · Goya follows tradition in terms of the harvesting of the grapes and the young man, of Classical inspiration, replete with the basket full of grapes and Bacchus/the "majo" offering …

In 1826, Francisco de Goya made a rapid visit to Madrid from his exile in Bordeaux to see to his pension as chamber painter. Valencian master Vicente López Portaña took advantage of that …

Goya chose for this last subject –which were already underway by the afternoon of the very same 2nd of May, in the paseo del Prado and in broad daylight–to represent the night executions …

The mural paintings that decorated the house known as “la Quinta del Sordo,” where Goya lived have come to be known as the Black Paintings, because he used so many dark pigments and …

Jan 6, 2016 · Depicted when he was Director of Painting of the Real Academia de San Fernando, Goya is shown with the firm gaze of a man of the Enlightenment. The Academia has the …

May 5, 2011 · This exhibition presents a selection of works on paper – drawings, prints and photographs – acquired by the Museo del Prado between 1997 and 2010.

Nov 8, 2019 · For the first time and in a unique and unrepeatable occasion, the exhibition brings together more than 300 of Goya’s drawings from both the Prado’s own holdings and from …