Portrait of Antonio Aniceto de Porlier, Marqués de Bajamar
1780 Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando
About this artwork
This portrait depicts Antonio Aniceto de Porlier, a notable Spanish statesman and judge, dressed in formal aristocratic attire with the sash of the Order of Charles III. It is a classic example of Goya's portraiture during his early maturity.
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Antonio Aniceto de Porlier was a significant legal figure in the Spanish court, serving as the Minister of Justice under King Charles III. Goya, who was becoming the preferred painter for the Spanish elite, captures not just the physical likeness, but the air of authority and intellectual gravity expected of a high-ranking marquess in the Enlightenment era.
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Portrait of Antonio Aniceto de Porlier, Marqués de Bajamar
Francisco Goya, 1780
