Blind Man's Bluff
1789 Museo del Prado
About this artwork
This work is a cartoon (preparatory sketch) created by Francisco Goya for a tapestry intended for the bedroom of the Infantes in the El Pardo Palace. It depicts a group of well-dressed young people playing the popular game of 'blind man's bluff' in a scenic landscape.
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Goya painted this piece as a 'cartoon' specifically designed to be woven into a large-scale tapestry. While the final tapestries decorated the royal palaces, these preparatory oil sketches showcase Goya's quick, fluid brushwork and lighthearted, Rococo aesthetic, which contrasts sharply with the darker, more cynical works of his later years.
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Blind Man's Bluff
Francisco Goya, 1789
