The Flower Girls or Spring
1786 Museo del Prado
About this artwork
This work is a cartoon for a tapestry, painted as one of the four seasons series commissioned for the dining room of the Prince of Asturias at the El Pardo Palace.
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This painting was designed by Goya as a tapestry cartoon, intended to be woven into fabric for royal decor. It captures a lighthearted, idealized view of country life that was highly popular in the Spanish court at the time, contrasting sharply with the darker, more cynical works Goya would produce later in his career.
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The Flower Girls or Spring
Francisco Goya, 1786
