Francisco de Goya

Ventura Rodríguez

Ventura Rodríguez
Datos Generales
Cronología
1784
Ubicación
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
Dimensiones
107 x 81 cm
Técnica y soporte
Oil on canvas
Reconocimiento de la autoría de Goya
Documented work
Titular
Nationalmuseum
Ficha: realización/revisión
20 Jan 2010 / 15 Jun 2023
Inventario
(4574)
Inscripciones

Retrato Original de D.n Ventura Rodríguez / Arquitecto del Sereni.mo Sr Infante D / Luis y Maestro mayor de la Villa de / Madrid que de orden de la mui Ill.a / S.ra Esposa de S.A. pinx. D.n Fran Goya año de 1784 ("Original portrait of Don Ventura Rodríguez, Architect of His Highness the Señor Infante Don Luis and Master Builder of Madrid, by order of his wife, Her Highness [...], painted by Don Franci

Historia

This painting came from the Palace of Boadilla del Monte (Madrid), later belonging to the collections of the Count of Altamira, Madrid; the Marquis of Castro Monte, Madrid; Prince Wagram of Paris; Trotti Co., Paris; Boussod et Valadon, Montaignac; Heilbuth, Copenhagen; Dr. Wendland, Paris; and Gava & Amundsen Duve, New York; finally being acquired by the Museum of Stockholm in 1949.

Análisis artístico

Ventura Rodríguez (Madrid, 1717-1785) was the favourite architect of Don Luis de Bourbon, the brother of Charles III. This portrait was made one year before the death of the architect, who Goya already knew. In fact, he is thought to be the artist of a sketch in which this same sitter appears alongside Don Luis de Bourbon.

This half-length portrait shows Rodríguez holding some architectural plans in his left hand, and pointing to his grand project for the Holy Chapel of the Basilica of El Pilar, in Zaragoza, of which he was known to always be very proud. Behind him we can see a column and a dark background, giving a heightened sense of volume to the figure.

He is wearing a wig, an elegant dress coat, green waistcoat and a white shirt with lace frills and cuffs, in the Madrid fashion.

In the depiction of the subject's face, Goya was able to capture with great skill the architect's pride and satisfaction with the chapel project, and his eyes reveal his enthusiasm.

Exposiciones
  • Obras de pintores españoles
    Art Corporation Gallery
    London
    1901
  • Goya
    Musée Jacquemart-André
    París
    1961
    consultant editor Jean-Gabriel Domergue. From December 1961 to February 1962
  • Goya and his times
    The Royal Academy of Arts
    London
    1963
    cat. 66
  • El arte europeo en la corte de España durante el siglo XVIII
    Galerie des Beaux-Arts
    Burdeos
    1979
    Exhibitied also at Grand Palais, París y Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
  • Goya
    La Lonja, Torreón Fortea y Museo Pablo Gargallo
    Zaragoza
    1992
    consultant editor Julián Gállego
  • Francisco de Goya: Maleri, Tegning, Grafikk
    Nasjonalgalleriet
    Oslo
    1996
    from 10th to April 14th 1996
  • Goya: The Portraits
    London
    2015
Bibliografía
  • DESPARMET FITZ - GERALD, Xavier
    L'œuvre peint de Goya. 4 vols
    París
    1928-1950
    vol. II, p. 35, cat. 315
  • GASSIER, Pierre y WILSON, Juliet
    Vie et ouvre de Francisco de Goya
    ParísOffice du livre
    1970
    p. 95, cat. 214
  • GUDIOL RICART, José
    BarcelonaPolígrafa
    1970
    vol. I, p. 260, cat. 157
  • ANGELIS, Rita de
    L’opera pittorica completa di Goya
    MilanRizzoli
    1974
    p. 99, cat. 172
  • CAMÓN AZNAR, José
    Francisco de Goya, 4 vols.
    ZaragozaCaja de Ahorros de Zaragoza, Aragón y Rioja
    1980-1982
    vol. I, p. 158 y p. 279 (il.)
  • BRAY, Xavier
    LondonNational Gallery Company
    2015
    pp. 48- 49
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