- Cronología
- 1804
- Ubicación
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, United States
- Dimensiones
- 104 x 83 cm
- Técnica y soporte
- Oil on canvas
- Reconocimiento de la autoría de Goya
- Documented work
- Titular
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Ficha: realización/revisión
- 17 Mar 2010 / 16 Jun 2023
- Inventario
- ( 55.145.1)
Dn / Ignacio Garcini por Goya 1804 ("Don Ignacio Garcini, by Goya, 1804", lower left-hand corner).
This painting remained in the possession of the sitter himself until his death, when it was left to Doña Rosa Garcini and Arizcun, of Madrid, and then to Vicente Garcini de Madrid, followed by Ricardo de Madrazo. It was sold to Colonel Oliver H. Payne of New York, to be inherited by his nephew, Harry Payne Bingham, who bequeathed it to the museum in 1955.
Don Ignacio Garcini y Queralt was Brigadier of the Corps of Engineers when Goya painted this portrait. His wife, Josefa Castilla-Portugal, also posed for the artist, with the two works forming a pair.
This three-quarter length portrait shows the subject before a dark background, giving an increased sense of volume. He is in military uniform, with the cross of the Order of Santiago - which he joined in 1806 - on his chest and which must have been added after the painting was finished. In his left hand he holds a sabre, of which only the hilt is visible, whilst his right hand is concealed inside his jacket. A beam of light illuminates Don Igacio's face, which is full of personality.
The details on the uniform, the cuffs of the jacket, the buttons, the medals and the collar, are all painstakingly rendered.
The hair, executed using light, delicate brushstrokes, further confirms Goya's skill as a painter of portraits.
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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. 108
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L'œuvre peint de Goya. 4 volsParís1928-1950p. 151, cat. 438
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Vie et ouvre de Francisco de GoyaParísOffice du livre1970p. 198, cat. 820
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