Who created "The Hanged Monk"?

The Hanged Monk was created by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes in c. 1810.

When was "The Hanged Monk" created?

This artwork was created c. 1810.

What medium is "The Hanged Monk"?

The Hanged Monk is Oil on panel.

The Hanged Monk

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

c. 1810

Medium

Oil on panel

Dimensions

31 × 39.2 cm (12 3/16 × 15 5/16 in.)

Classification

oil on panel

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

22808

About the Artist

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes · 1746–1828

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was born on March 30, 1746, in the small Aragonese village of Fuendetodos, Spain, to José Benito de Goya, a master gilder, and Gracia de Lucientes. The fourth of six children in a modest lower-middle-class family, Goya received a basic education before beginning his artistic training at age 14 under the local painter José Luzán y Martínez in Zaragoza, where he sp...

The Hanged Monk

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