Portrait of the Actress Antonia Zarate
Francisco Goya · 1810
Why it's great
A woman in a black dress and a simple veil sits with her arms crossed, a calm and thoughtful look. Goya painted the actress Antonia Zárate in the last years of his life. The quiet figure is sculptural. It's an elegant portrait.
Where to see it
📍 Hermitage MuseumSaint Petersburg, Russia
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Francisco Goya was born in a small village in Spain and became the court painter to the Spanish kings in Madrid. After an illness left him deaf in his forties, his art grew darker and more personal. He witnessed war and cruelty and made powerful pictures about it. He spent his last years in Bordeaux, France, and is seen as a bridge between old masters and modern art.
