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GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de: The Count of Floridablanca

🖼 The Count of Floridablanca, 1783
Oil on canvas
262 × 166 cm
Madrid, Spain

Soft light illuminates the Count in aristocratic dress, positioned before architectural plans and scientific instruments in Goya's masterful composition. This portrait celebrates Enlightenment values and Spanish modernization under the Count's progressive leadership, establishing Goya as Spain's foremost portraitist.

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E. H. Gombrich
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