Maja
Francisco Goya · 1824/1828 · etching and aquatint with burnishing on heavy laid paper
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About this picture
Maja is a public-domain illustration by Francisco Goya, dated 1824/1828. Etching and aquatint with burnishing on heavy laid paper. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Maja” (1824/1828) may be a court portrait or one of the darker printed series, the Caprichos and the Disasters of War. The title tells you which.
About the artist
Francisco Goya (1746–1828) was a Spanish court painter who also made the Caprichos and the Disasters of War. The late pictures and prints are darker and more private than the portraits.
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