Don Antonio Noriega
Francisco Goya
1801
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 102.6 x 80.9 cm (40 3/8 x 31 7/8 in.) framed: 128.3 x 105.4 x 12.7 cm (50 1/2 x 41 1/2 x 5 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CIS-B
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Accession Number
1961.9.74
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Francisco Goya · 1746–1828
Francisco Goya, born on March 30, 1746, in the small Aragonese village of Fuendetodos, Spain, to a gilder father and a mother from a family claiming minor nobility, displayed artistic promise early. At age 14, he apprenticed under painter José Luzán y Martínez in Zaragoza, honing his skills by copying prints before working independently. After unsuccessful attempts to enter Madrid's Real Academia ...