This work is a sketch of the tapestry cartoon entitled “Brawl at the Venta Nueva” which belongs to Goya’s second series of cartoons. The subjects depicted are of a festive nature, reflecting scenes from everyday life. The master from Zaragoza depicts a dispute between muleteers and carriage drivers at the door of the inn due to the bets on the card game that appear on the table. The scene, which is extremely violent, expresses the irrational and aggressive behaviour of human beings when money is involved. Goya has taken great care with the attitudes and gestures of the figures, indicating the role of each character, as, for example, the costumes reveal their origin or condition (the Murcian with his back turned or the Andalusian calesero), demonstrating the artist’s interest in a rigorous analysis of reality
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 (41,9 x 67,3 cm)
Source: Museo del Prado (Madrid)
Language: Spanish
Date: 1777
Owner: Álvaro Romero González (Modernalia)
Identifier: P007801
Copyright: Museo del Prado (Madrid)
Abstract: Representation of social reality through the recreation of an episode of conflict between muleteers and rickshaw pullers
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ArrierosCaleserosConflictividadCostumbrismoDisputasGoyaJuegos de cartasMajasMajismoMajosPinturasRealidad socialSiglo XVIIIVentasVida cotidianaViolencia
