The Threshing Floor facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Threshing Floor |
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| Artist | Francisco de Goya |
| Location | Lázaro Galdiano Museum, Madrid |
The Threshing Floor (in Spanish, La trilla) is a painting by the famous Spanish artist Francisco de Goya. He painted this oil sketch in the 1780s. It was a smaller version of a bigger design. This design was for a tapestry cartoon called Summer.
A tapestry cartoon is like a large drawing or painting. Artists use it as a guide to create a woven tapestry. Goya's design was part of a group of artworks. These were made for the Royal Palace of El Pardo in Spain. They were meant for the rooms of the Prince of Asturias. He later became King Charles IV. His wife was Maria Luisa of Parma.
Goya first showed these sketches to the royal family for their approval. But La trilla did not become part of the royal art collection. Instead, Goya kept it for a while. Later, he sold it to his friends and supporters. These were the Duke and Duchess of Osuna.
The painting stayed in their palace in Alameda de Osuna. In 1896, it was sold at an auction to R. Trauman. Later, between 1925 and 1927, a collector named José Lázaro Galdiano bought it. Today, The Threshing Floor is displayed in the Lázaro Galdiano Museum in Madrid, Spain.
See also
In Spanish: La trilla para niños
- List of works by Francisco Goya
