This tapestry cartoon by Goya shows children playing at being soldiers, marching with their rifles on their shoulders and beating a drum. The animation of the lead soldier, the martial air and the childlike, graceful pride with which he faces the spectator constitute one of the highest achievements in the depiction of childhood in Goya’s entire oeuvre. The resulting tapestry hung in the dining room of the Princes of Asturias (the future Charles IV and Maria Luisa of Parma).
Collection: Images
Project: 3. Rural world and urban world in the formation of the European identity., 4. Family, daily life and social inequality in Europe.
Chronology: XVIII
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Resource type: Image
Format: Oil on canvas (146 x 94 cm)
Source: Museo del Prado (Madrid)
Language: Spanish
Date: 1779
Owner: Álvaro Romero González (Modernalia)
Identifier: P000783
Copyright: Museo del Prado (Madrid)
Abstract: Representation of a children's game by Goya in which the youngsters appear in the attitude of soldiers
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