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GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de: The Duchess of Alba Arranging Her Hair

🖼 The Duchess of Alba Arranging Her Hair, 1796-97
Indian ink wash
171 × 101 cm
Madrid, Spain

Golden light catches the Duchess mid-gesture, her bare shoulders and intimate pose rendered in fluid brushwork. Goya captures unprecedented psychological intimacy and sensuality in Spanish portraiture, challenging royal convention through this private moment.

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E. H. Gombrich
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