A piety It was painted by Francisco de Goya in his youth and has remained very well preserved. no buyers at an auction held yesterday in the Abalarte room in Madrid, as confirmed to EFE by auction house sources.
The work not published until 2011, dated around 1774It was declared non-exportable in 2014, as it is a very rare work and represents the author’s early life.
The canvas has a clear relationship with the final scenes of the cycle. “Virgin Life” It was made by the Aragonese master in the Aula Dei charterhouse church in Zaragoza.
As Abalarte points out to EFE, the composition of the work is Pieta de Annibale Carraci Capodimonte National Gallery and also miguel angel With what he did in the Vatican or for the Colonnas, they are all must-sees on his trip to Italy.
It is very likely that the work was always in Zaragoza, it is known to belong to a canon of the mid-20th century. city council and after his death, it passed to the Zaragoza family, which owned it until it was bought by its current owners in 2008.
“The preservation status of this artifact is very good, almost extraordinary, old frame and unlined original hemp fabric” is highlighted from Abalarte.
The work was part of “Goya and Zaragoza (1746-1775)”. aragon rootsIn 2015, Obra Social de Ibercaja is an exhibit at the Goya Museum in Zaragoza in collaboration with the Goya Foundation and the Prado Museum in Aragón.
In the catalog of that exhibition he curated, Manuela Mena, Goya’s highest authority described the painting as “high quality”. “A masterful interpretation of light” On the different surfaces of the composition, it is possible to “ascribe this painting to Goya without a doubt”.
Source: Informacion
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