GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de: Manuel Godoy, Duke of Alcudia, ‚Prince of the Peace‘

Resplendent in crimson and gold regalia, Manuel Godoy dominates the canvas with aristocratic authority, his pose commanding and his gaze supremely confident. Goya's portrait crystallizes the apex of this controversial statesman's power before his dramatic fall from favor, capturing Spain's volatile political landscape at the turn of the nineteenth century.