Children Inflating a Bladder
1778 Museo del Prado
About this artwork
This oil painting depicts two boys playing with an inflated animal bladder against a rural backdrop. It was originally created as a tapestry cartoon intended for the dining room of the Prince of Asturias at the El Pardo Palace.
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This work was part of a series of tapestry cartoons commissioned by the Spanish crown to decorate royal residences. Goya's depictions of popular pastimes were intended to create a lighthearted and pleasant atmosphere for the royal family. While it appears as a simple childhood scene, it reflects the Enlightenment interest in capturing everyday rural life with a decorative, Rococo sensibility.
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Children Inflating a Bladder
Francisco Goya, 1778
