A country dance; page 89 from the 'Images of Spain' album (F)
ca. 1812–20
Medium
Brush, brown ink washes, traces of black chalk, on laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 5 5/8 in. (20.6 × 14.3 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1935
Accession Number
35.103.47
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of Francisco de Goya y Lucientes with *A Country Dance*, page 89 his intimate *Images of Spain* albumF), created around 1812–20. In his later years, amid Spain's turbulent post-Napoleonic era, Goya filled private albums like this one with raw, personal drawings capturing the essence of Spanish life—from everyday joys to societal follies. This sheet reflects his fascination with folk customs, portraying men and women in a lively rural dance, complete with fluttering flags that evoke festive village celebrations. Goya's masterful technique shines through in brush-app...
About the Artist
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) · 1746–1828
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) was a Spanish painter and printmaker considered the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns. Rising from modest provincial origins to become First Court Painter to Charles IV, Goya's career spanned the Enlightenment's optimism and the brutal Napoleonic invasion that shattered it. A mysterious illness in 1793 left him permanently deaf and ...