Portrait of the chamber painter Anton Raphael Mengs. It shows the symbols of power. It is a state portrait, in which the sovereign appears as a military leader and depositary of the inheritance of the Hispanic Monarchy. Goya inherited from this artist the ways of representing official portraits
Collection: Images
Project: 5. Power and powers in the history of Europe: oligarchies, political participation and democracy.
Chronology: XVIII
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate
Resource type: Image
Format: Oil on canvas (151,8 x 110,3 cm)
Source: Museo Nacional del Prado (Madrid)
Language: Spanish
Date: c. 1765
Owner: Raimundo A. Rodríguez Pérez (Modernalia)
Identifier: P002200
Copyright: Museo Nacional del Prado
Abstract: Political history
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