The Duchess of Alba by Francisco Goya

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"The Duchess of Alba" by Francisco Goya is a celebrated late-18th-century portrait of María Cayetana de Silva, renowned for its psychological intensity, striking realism, and the enigmatic relationship it suggests between artist and sitter.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
artForm easel painting
artHistoricalPeriod late 18th century
collection Hispanic Society of America collection
countryOfOrigin Spain
creator Francisco Goya
creatorName Francisco Goya
surface form: Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
creatorNationality Spanish
depicts María del Pilar Teresa Cayetana de Silva Álvarez de Toledo, 13th Duchess of Alba
surface form: María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba
depictsAgeOfSitter adult
depictsEra reign of Charles IV of Spain
depictsGender female
depictsNobleTitle 13th Duchess of Alba
depictsSocialStatus Spanish aristocracy
depictsTitle María Cayetana de Silva
genre portrait
hasArtisticCharacteristic detailed depiction of costume and jewelry
expressive characterization of sitter
psychological intensity
striking realism
strong contrast between figure and background
suggested psychological relationship between artist and sitter
hasArtisticStyle realism
hasCulturalSignificance frequently discussed in relation to Goya’s personal relationship with the sitter
iconic image of Spanish aristocracy in the late 18th century
inception 1797
circa 1797–1798
languageOfTitle Spanish
locatedIn New York City
location Hispanic Society of America
materialUsed oil paint
movement Romanticism
Romanticism
surface form: Spanish Romanticism
significantIn Goya’s portrait oeuvre
history of Spanish portraiture
subjectName María Cayetana de Silva
subjectNobleHouse House of Alba
subjectOccupation Spanish noblewoman
support canvas
title The Duchess of Alba
surface form: La Duquesa de Alba

The Duchess of Alba

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Petit Palais notableWorkInCollection The Duchess of Alba by Francisco Goya
House of Alba associatedWithArtwork The Duchess of Alba by Francisco Goya
this entity surface form: Portrait of the Duchess of Alba (1797) by Francisco Goya
House of Alba associatedWithArtwork The Duchess of Alba by Francisco Goya
this entity surface form: The White Duchess by Francisco Goya
House of Alba associatedWithArtwork The Duchess of Alba by Francisco Goya
this entity surface form: The Black Duchess by Francisco Goya