Self-portrait at an Easel facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Self-portrait at an Easel |
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| Artist | Francisco Goya |
| Location | Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid |
Self-portrait at an Easel is a famous painting by Francisco Goya. He painted it between 1790 and 1795. This artwork is a self-portrait, meaning Goya painted himself. It is now kept at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid, Spain.
This painting is not just beautiful; it also tells us a lot about what it meant to be a "Romantic artist" during Goya's time. Romantic artists believed that feelings and imagination were very important.
The Meaning Behind the Painting
In this self-portrait, Goya shows himself painting. But he isn't looking at his canvas. This suggests that his ideas and inspiration come from inside him, not from what he sees outside.
There is a large, bright window in the painting. However, you cannot see the outside world through it. The art historian John J. Ciofalo explains that Goya used thick white paint to make the outside world seem unimportant.
Goya is also wearing a special hat with candles on it. This hat looks like a halo. It shows that his creative ideas and imagination are very powerful. The light in the painting seems to come from inside the studio, from Goya's own mind. This highlights the idea that true art comes from within the artist.
See also
- List of works by Francisco Goya
