- Cronología
- 1827
- Ubicación
- Private collection
- Dimensiones
- 38 x 74 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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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).
This work came from the collection of Agnews and Son, in London.
It shows a bust portrait of a nun, dressed in a habit. The most striking element in the composition is the figure's face.
Gudiol states that Goya's use of textures is very unusual, both in this portrait and in its companion piece, A Friar. In this work, the textures do indeed take on particular importance in the area of the black habit worn by the nun. The apparently unfinished brushstrokes verge on an expressionistic technique.
According to Gassier, Goya's last works, this one included, were characterised by the artist's use of broad but at times unsteady brushstrokes, which gave these paintings a very moving intensity.
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Pinturas de GoyaMuseo Nacional del PradoMadrid1928consultant editor Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor. From April to May 1928cat. 79
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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. 56
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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
