Self-portrait
1815 Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
About this artwork
This is a somber, intimate oil-on-canvas self-portrait by the Spanish master Francisco Goya. It depicts the artist looking directly at the viewer with a thoughtful and weary expression, set against a dark, minimalist background.
Did you know?
Goya painted this self-portrait at age 69, a time when he had already survived a severe illness that left him profoundly deaf. The stark, unidealized presentation reflects the introspective shift in his later work, moving away from his early career as a fashionable court painter toward the psychological depth and darker themes he would explore for the rest of his life.
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Self-portrait
Francisco Goya, 1815
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