Francisco de Goya

José Queraltó

José Queraltó
Datos Generales
Cronología
1802
Ubicación
Neue Pinakothek, Munich, Germany
Dimensiones
101 x 76 cm
Técnica y soporte
Oil on canvas
Reconocimiento de la autoría de Goya
Documented work
Titular
Pinakotheken Kunstareal
Ficha: realización/revisión
11 Mar 2010 / 16 Jun 2023
Inventario
(9334)
Inscripciones

Dn Josef Queraltó / Por / Goya / 1802 ("Don Josef Queraltó, By Goya, 1802", on the letter the subject holds in his left hand).

Historia

This painting was in the possession of the Queraltó family in Madrid until 1900, when it had a string of new owners: J. Böhlerm, Munich; James Simon, Berlin; and K. Haberstock, Berlin. It was acquired by the Alte Pinakothek in 1925. Today it is located in the Neue Pinakothek.

Análisis artístico

This painting was made only three years before the death of its sitter. José Queraltó was a highly prestigious military doctor. In Spain he became chairman of the Royal College of Medicine of San Carlos, in Madrid.

The figure is shown seated and wearing the uniform of the official navy doctor; the neutral background behind him helps to enhance the sense of volume. His dress coat is barely distinguishable from the background, with just the red of the collar and the cuffs standing out. His right hand, as was customary in many of Goya's portraits, is hidden inside his jacket, whilst in his left hand he holds a paper with his own name and the painter's signature.

The brushstrokes employed on the clothing are quick and loose, in contrast to those of the subject's face, which are more deliberate and heavily loaded.

The face shows serenity, elegance and self-assurance.

Exposiciones
  • Pintura española de los siglos XVI al XVIII en las colecciones centroeuropeas
    Museo Nacional del Prado
    Madrid
    1981
    consultant editor Alfonso E. Pérez Sánchez. From December 1st 1981 to January 31st 1982
  • Goya. 250 Aniversario
    Museo Nacional del Prado
    Madrid
    1996
    consultant editor Juan J. Luna. From March 29th to June 2nd 1996
Bibliografía
  • GASSIER, Pierre y WILSON, Juliet
    Vie et ouvre de Francisco de Goya
    ParísOffice du livre
    1970
    p. 198, cat. 802
  • GUDIOL RICART, José
    BarcelonaPolígrafa
    1970
    vol. I, p. 342, cat. 550
  • CAMÓN AZNAR, José
    Francisco de Goya, 4 vols.
    ZaragozaCaja de Ahorros de Zaragoza, Aragón y Rioja
    1980-1982
    vol. III, p. 170
  • LUNA, Juan J. (Comisario)
    Goya. 250 Aniversario
    MadridMuseo del Prado
    1996
    pp. 210 (il.), 391 y 392, cat. 119
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