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GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de: King Ferdinand VII with Royal Mantle

🖼 King Ferdinand VII with Royal Mantle, 1814
Oil on canvas
212 × 146 cm
Madrid, Spain

Formal regalia and austere bearing dominate this portrait of Spain's restored monarch, rendered in Goya's characteristic dark palette with sharp attention to luxurious detail. The painting celebrates Ferdinand VII's return to absolute power after the Napoleonic occupation, marking a pivotal moment in Spanish political restoration.

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E. H. Gombrich
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