Friar Pedro Binds El Maragato with a Rope
1806 Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
This painting is one of a series of six small panels by Francisco Goya depicting the legendary struggle between a heroic friar and a notorious bandit. It illustrates the moment the friar captures his adversary.
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The series of paintings depicting Friar Pedro Zaldivia's capture of the famous bandit El Maragato captures a real-life legendary encounter that captivated Spanish society at the time. Goya utilized his characteristic loose, expressive brushwork to heighten the tension of this violent struggle, transforming a contemporary news story into a dramatic work of art.
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Friar Pedro Binds El Maragato with a Rope
Francisco Goya, 1806
