Fight with Cudgels facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Fight with Cudgels |
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| Spanish: Duelo a garrotazos | |
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| Artist | Francisco Goya |
| Year | c. 1820–1823 |
| Medium | Oil mural transferred to canvas |
| Dimensions | 123 cm × 266 cm (48 in × 105 in) |
| Location | Museo del Prado, Madrid |
Fight with Cudgels (also known as Duelo a garrotazos in Spanish) is a famous painting by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. You can see it today at the Museo del Prado in Madrid.
This painting is part of a special group of works called the Black Paintings. Goya painted these directly onto the walls of his own house. He made them between 1820 and 1823. The painting shows two men fighting with cudgels, which are like heavy sticks. They look like they are stuck deep in mud or sand.
Goya's Home and the Black Paintings
In 1819, Goya bought a house near Madrid. It was next to the Manzanares River. The house was called Quinta del Sordo, which means "Villa of the Deaf Man". It got this name because a previous owner was deaf. Goya himself had also become deaf after getting very sick in 1792.
Between 1819 and 1823, Goya painted 14 artworks directly onto the walls of this house. He used oil paints for these murals. Fight with Cudgels was painted in an upstairs room of the Quinta del Sordo. These paintings are often called the "Black Paintings" because they use dark colors and show serious or sometimes gloomy themes.
Moving the Artworks
Goya moved to Bordeaux, France, in 1823. After he left, the Black Paintings stayed on the walls of his house for many years. Around 50 years later, a banker named Baron Émile d'Erlanger bought the house. He decided to have the paintings carefully removed from the walls.
This was a very difficult job! The paintings were transferred onto canvas. This way, they could be preserved and moved. The Black Paintings, including Fight with Cudgels, were then given to the Spanish state. They are now a very important part of the collection at the Museo del Prado.
See also
In Spanish: Duelo a garrotazos para niños
- List of works by Francisco Goya
