Datos Generales
- Cronología
- 1827
- Ubicación
- Private collection
- Dimensiones
- 40 x 32 cm
- Técnica y soporte
- Oil on canvas
- Reconocimiento de la autoría de Goya
- Undisputed work
- Titular
- Private collection
- Ficha: realización/revisión
- 17 Jun 2010 / 15 Jun 2023
- Inventario
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Inscripciones
Por Goya 1827 ("By Goya 1827", on the back, not in Goya's hand).
Monogram of the Infante Sebastián Gabriel, formed by the crowned initials S and G (on the back).
Historia
This work belonged to the collection of Thomas Agnew, in London.
Análisis artístico
The work shows the face of a friar with a white beard, looking down as if immersed in thought, in front of a reddish-grey background.
According to Gudiol, the man's head recalls the effigies of saints Peter and Paul.
Like its companion piece, A Nun, the artist's expressionistic technique is very evident in this portrait, especially in the rendering of the beard, which resembles an unfinished smudge.
Exposiciones
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Pinturas de GoyaMuseo Nacional del PradoMadrid1928consultant editor Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor. From April to May 1928cat. 72
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From Greco to GoyaThe Spanish Art GalleryLondon1938cat. 24
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GoyaKoninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen MauritshuisThe Hauge1970organized by Ministerio de Estado y Asuntos Culturales and Réunion des Musées Nationaux, July 4th to September 13th 1970. Exhibited also at the Musée de l’Orangerie des Tuileries, Paris, October 25th to December 7th 1970, consultant editors Jeannine Baticle and A. B. de Vriescat. 54
Bibliografía
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Vie et ouvre de Francisco de GoyaParísOffice du livre1970p. 361, cat. 1.668
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BarcelonaPolígrafa1970vol. I, p. 388, cat. 763
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Francisco de Goya, 4 vols.ZaragozaCaja de Ahorros de Zaragoza, Aragón y Rioja1980-1982vol. IV, p. 222
