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

La Tirana

1799
Oil on canvas, 206 x 130 cm
Museo de la Real Academia de San Fernando, Madrid

The painting represents Maria del Rosario Fernández, the famous actress. The title of the painting was originated from the fact that her husband, also an actor, frequently played the role of tyrants.




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