The Majas at the Balcony

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The Majas at the Balcony is a painting by Francisco Goya depicting two elegantly dressed women on a balcony, often interpreted as a commentary on social class and voyeurism in 19th-century Spain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
artHistoricalContext late work of Francisco Goya
artist Francisco Goya NERFINISHED
artworkSurface canvas
collection Musée du Louvre NERFINISHED
colorPalette dark background with bright costumes
countryOfOrigin Spain
creator Francisco Goya NERFINISHED
depicts 19th-century Spanish society
balcony
elegantly dressed women
fashion of early 19th-century Spain
two women
exhibitedAt Musée du Louvre NERFINISHED
genre costume painting
genre painting
hasEffectOn later depictions of Spanish majas in art
hasPart figures in the background
iron railing
shadowed male figures
hasPerspective viewer looking up at balcony
hasStyle Romantic realism
hasTheme display and concealment
tension between appearance and reality
inception circa 1808–1812
influencedBy Spanish social customs
the role of women in Spanish society
interpretedAs commentary on social class
commentary on voyeurism
critique of male gaze
languageOfTitle Spanish
lighting strong contrast between foreground and background
location France
mainSubject majas
social class
voyeurism
materialUsed oil paint
movement Romanticism NERFINISHED
notableWorkOf Francisco Goya NERFINISHED
originalTitle Las majas en el balcón NERFINISHED
partOf Goya’s mature period
portrays contrast between public display and private observation
setting urban balcony
support canvas

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The Balcony basedOn The Majas at the Balcony