Skip to content

GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de: Woman Hitting Another Woman with a Shoe

🖼 Woman Hitting Another Woman with a Shoe, 1812-23
Sepia wash
205 × 141 cm
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Caught mid-violence, two women struggle in harsh light—one wielding a shoe as weapon while her victim recoils. Goya captures raw domestic brutality with unflinching realism, transforming an everyday clash into a commentary on human aggression and social discord.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
tap to buy ↗
We recommend Bookshop.org — supports independent bookstores
We recommend Bookshop.org — supports independent bookstores