An Avenue in Andalusia; The Maja and the cloaked Men, A young girl is led by a heavily-dressed man through the woods; many surround them who also hide weapons under their cloaks. Painting is a part of a series of cartoon tapestries meant for the Monastery of El Escorial for the Prince and Princess of Asturias commissioned by the Royal Tapestry Factory of Santa Barbara., 1777

 Item — Box: 288
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s41-i0875

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An Avenue in Andalusia; The Maja and the cloaked Men, A young girl is led by a heavily-dressed man through the woods; many surround them who also hide weapons under their cloaks. Painting is a part of a series of cartoon tapestries meant for the Monastery of El Escorial for the Prince and Princess of Asturias commissioned by the Royal Tapestry Factory of Santa Barbara.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SPAN.0746; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes:

Dates

  • Creation: 1777

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Paintings; Tapestry Cartoons; Landscape; Female Subjects; Male Subjects; School: Spanish; Style period: Romanticism; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 10.3; Image width (in.): 7in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

Medium: oil paint; Physical condition: mounted; curling; yellowing; Print type: black and white; Support: canvas

General

Artist Nationality: Spanish; Artist Status: confirmed; Inscription translation text type:

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Repository Details

Repository Details

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