The Straw Manikin
1791 Museo del Prado
About this artwork
This oil on canvas painting was created by Francisco Goya as part of a series of cartoons for tapestries intended for the dining room of the Prince of Asturias at the El Pardo Palace.
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This painting was designed as a cartoon for a tapestry series meant to decorate the royal palaces of Spain. It captures a popular folk game of the time, often associated with carnival celebrations and the symbolic flipping of gender roles, as the women command the air while the male figure remains an inanimate, lifeless puppet.
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The Straw Manikin
Francisco Goya, 1791
