- Cronología
- Ca. 1793 - 1797
- Ubicación
- Marquis of La Romana Collection, Madrid, Spain
- Dimensiones
- 41 x 31 cm
- Técnica y soporte
- Oil on canvas
- Reconocimiento de la autoría de Goya
- Undisputed work
- Titular
- Marquis of La Romana Collection
- Ficha: realización/revisión
- 22 Jun 2010 / 14 Jun 2023
- Otros títulos:
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Courtship (Cortejo)
A young couple walks together with a playful air through the countryside. The figures are depicted full length, as if the viewer were contemplating them at a distance. The woman is dressed in an elegant black outfit with a red sash and light coloured clogs. Her abundant hair is covered with a black veil, and she holds a fan in her hand, as if toying with it, while she leans slightly towards her suitor with her back to him. The man is wearing a beige frock coat and boots, and carries his hat in his hand. These figures have often been identified as the Duchess of Alba and Goya himself, above all due to the woman's attire, which is the same as that worn by the duchess in the famous portrait painted by the Aragonese painter, although there is no other evidence for this theory.
The execution of the two, in particular the female figure, is akin to the drawings of Albums A and B, known as the Sanlúcar Album and Madrid Album respectively. Both date from 1796-97, and for this reason it is likely that the date of this small genre painting is similar, perhaps a little earlier, given that Goya's trip to the south of Spain in 1793 may have provided the inspiration for these works.
There is another version of The Flirtation in the Agen Museum, considered to be an original Goya by some authors such as Gudiol (although it is likely to be a copy).
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Goya 1900Ministerio de Instrucción Pública and Bellas ArtesMadrid1900consultant editors Aureliano de Beruete, Alejandro Ferrant, Marqués de Pidal and Ricardo Velázquez. May 1900cat. 63
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Exposición histórico-artística del Centenario del Dos de MayoMuseo Arqueológico NacionalMadrid1908cat. 2909
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Tesoros de las colecciones particulares madrileñas. Pinturas desde el siglo XV a GoyaReal Academia de Bellas Artes de San FernandoMadrid1987organized by Dirección general de Patrimonio Cultural de la Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid. Consultant editors José María de Azcárate Ristori, Juan José Martín González and José Manuel Pita Andrade. May - June 1987cat. 41
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1802. España entre dos siglos y la recuperación de MenorcaMuseo de MahónMenorca2002from August 8th to October 30th 2002. Celebrated also at Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid, December 20th 2002 to March 15th 2003, consultant editor Juan J. Lunacat. 227
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Agen2019cat.9
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L'œuvre peint de Goya. 4 volsParís1928-1950vol. I, p. 218, cat. 182
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Vie et ouvre de Francisco de GoyaParísOffice du livre1970pp. 162, 171, cat. 354
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BarcelonaPolígrafa1970vol. I, p. 287, cat. 324
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L’opera pittorica completa di GoyaMilanRizzoli1974p. 109, cat. 311
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Francisco de Goya, 4 vols.ZaragozaCaja de Ahorros de Zaragoza, Aragón y Rioja1980-1982vol. III, p. 26
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1802: España entre dos siglos y la recuperación de MenorcaMadridSECC/ Museo Arquológico Nacional2002p. 409, cat. 227 y p. 408 (il.)
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AgenSnoeck2019p. 89