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GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de: ‚I am Still Learning‘ (‚Aún aprendo‘)

🖼 ‚I am Still Learning‘ (‚Aún aprendo‘), 1824-28
Black chalk
195 × 150 cm
Madrid, Spain

Bold brushstrokes and warm ochre tones depict an elderly artist hunched over his work, hand raised in concentrated effort. This late self-portrait captures Goya's defiant artistic vitality even in old age, asserting that mastery remains incomplete—a profound statement on lifelong creative growth.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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