Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund · The Cleveland Museum of Art
Image: public domain (CC0) · Museum record & image source ↗
Spain · 1819
Portrait of Don Juan Antonio Cuervo
- Date
- 1819
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Framed: 136.8 x 105.1 x 7.3 cm (53 7/8 x 41 3/8 x 2 7/8 in.); Unframed: 120 x 87 cm (47 1/4 x 34 1/4 in.)
- Country / context
- Spain
- Movement / tradition
- European and American art
- Collection
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Pathway
- European and American art ↗
FROM THE MUSEUM
This portrait both testifies to Goya’s friendship with Cuervo and presents the sitter as a cutting-edge intellectual. Director of the Royal Academy of San Fernando, the official academy for artists and architects in Spain, Cuervo appears with his plan for the recent renovation of Madrid’s Church of Santiago. The jacket with red and gold brocade identifies him as a member of the academy.
Collection text · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A MOMENT TO LOOK
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