Two young men on high stilts risk a complex balance to woo the young woman leaning out of the window of a magnificent stone house. They are accompanied by two other young men on foot, playing the dulzaina. The scene is watched by two men in cloaks, with wide-brimmed hats covering their faces.
Collection: Images
Project: 11. Science and culture as representation in Europe., 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 (268 x 320 cm)
Source: Museo del Prado (Madrid)
Language: Spanish
Date: 1791-92
Owner: Álvaro Romero González (Modernalia)
Identifier: P000801
Copyright: Museo del Prado (Madrid)
Abstract: A scene of popular amusement among the majos of the 18th century using stilts to gain height
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