Portrait of Juan Bautista de Muguiro
1827 Museo del Prado
About this artwork
This oil on canvas portrait depicts Juan Bautista de Muguiro seated and holding a letter, painted by Goya during his final years in Bordeaux. The work is characterized by the artist's late, freer brushwork and sensitive psychological insight.
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Painted when Goya was 81 years old and living in exile in Bordeaux, this portrait shows his intimate connection with the sitter, Juan Bautista de Muguiro, a banker and distant relative. The inscription on the side of the chair explicitly notes the age of both the sitter and the artist, marking one of Goya's final achievements before his death in 1828.
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Portrait of Juan Bautista de Muguiro
Francisco Goya, 1827
