The Dog
1819-1823 Museo del Prado
About this artwork
This work is one of the 'Black Paintings' originally painted directly onto the walls of Goya's farmhouse, the Quinta del Sordo. It features a small, isolated dog head looking upward against a vast, ambiguous space.
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Originally created as a wall mural in Goya's own home, 'The Dog' was never intended for public view and was transferred to canvas decades after his death. It is celebrated by modern critics as a precursor to expressionism and abstraction due to its profound minimalism and the haunting ambiguity of the dog's expression.
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The Dog
Francisco Goya, 1819-1823
