This composition by Francisco de Goya shows two elegant gentlemen and a lady at a fair in Madrid approaching the stall of a vendor who is obsequiously offering his wares. The merchandise consists of metal containers, pieces of furniture, paintings, mirrors, weapons and second-hand clothes. In the background, the silhouette of the town reveals a church whose dome and towers are reminiscent of those of San Francisco el Grande. 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 (258 x 218 cm)
Source: Museo del Prado (Madrid)
Language: Spanish
Date: 1779
Owner: Álvaro Romero González (Modernalia)
Identifier: P000779
Copyright: Museo del Prado (Madrid)
Abstract: A festive scene in 18th-century Madrid featuring a group of majos painted by Goya
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CelebracionesCostumbrismoFeriasFiestasGoyaMadridMajasMajismoMajosPinturasRealidad socialSiglo XVIIITapicesVida cotidiana
