GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de
(b. 1746, Fuendetodos, d. 1828, Bordeaux)

Playing at Giants

1791-92
Oil on canvas, 137 x 104 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid

Goya went from Saragossa to Madrid, where, helped by his brother-in-law Francisco Bayeu, from 1775 to 1792 he worked on cartoons for the tapestry factory. He depicted bright, colourful, popular themes, evoking the Madrid of the time, such as the Playing at Giants.