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Condesa de Altamira and Her Daughter, María Agustina
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) · 1787–88
Condesa de Altamira and Her Daughter, María Agustina by Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes): Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
What to notice
Compare the countess’s tall, formal silhouette with her daughter’s smaller figure; satin, lace, and measured gestures construct rank through texture and spacing.
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Goya painted the Condesa de Altamira with her daughter María Agustina in 1787–88. The large oil portrait uses dress, scale, and controlled gesture to convey aristocratic status while the child brings an intimate counterpoint to the formal presentation.
Source institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Rights status: Public Domain / The Met Open Access
Rights status: Public Domain / The Met Open Access
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