Quinta del Sordo

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Quinta del Sordo was Francisco Goya’s secluded country house near Madrid, famed as the setting where he painted his haunting Black Paintings directly onto its interior walls.

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Quinta del Sordo canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country house
historic building
alsoNamedAfter Francisco Goya’s deafness
architecturalStyle vernacular Spanish country house
associatedWithArtist Francisco Goya
associatedWithTheme Goya’s late pessimistic vision
BlackPaintingsApproximateDateEnd 1823
BlackPaintingsApproximateDateStart 1819
BlackPaintingsCurrentLocation Museo del Prado
linked to: Prado Museum
BlackPaintingsDominantPalette dark and muted tones
BlackPaintingsFamousWork Saturn Devouring His Son
The Dog
Two Old Men Eating Soup
Witches’ Sabbath
BlackPaintingsPaintedDirectlyOn interior plaster walls
BlackPaintingsSubjectMatter fantastical scenes
mythological and biblical themes
violent and nightmarish imagery
witches and demons
BlackPaintingsTechnique oil on plaster
BlackPaintingsTransferredBy Salvador Martínez Cubells
BlackPaintingsTransferredToCanvas 1874
containsWorkSeries Black Paintings
linked to: The Black Paintings
country Spain
culturalSignificance key site in the history of Romantic and modern art
demolished yes
demolitionApproximateYear early 20th century
demolitionRelatedTo urban development near Madrid
hadGarden yes
hadOrchard yes
influenced interpretations of Goya’s mental and emotional state
interiorDecorationBy Francisco Goya
laterOwner Baron Émile d’Erlanger
locatedNear Madrid
locatedOn right bank of the Manzanares River
nameMeaningInSpanish Villa of the Deaf Man
notableFor Black Paintings
linked to: The Black Paintings
numberOfBlackPaintings 14
numberOfStoreys two
originalConstructionCentury 18th century
originalOwnerOccupation deaf man
owner Francisco Goya
periodOfGoyaResidenceEnd 1824
periodOfGoyaResidenceStart 1819
purchaseYear 1819
usedAs Goya’s residence
linked to: Goya’s studio

Goya’s studio

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Saturn Devouring His Son originalLocation Quinta del Sordo
The Black Paintings locationCreated Quinta del Sordo
The Black Paintings originalLocation Quinta del Sordo
Peregrinación a la fuente de San Isidro locationCreated Quinta del Sordo
Romería de San Isidro originalLocation Quinta del Sordo
Dos viejos comiendo sopa createdAt Quinta del Sordo
Duelo a garrotazos originalLocation Quinta del Sordo
La Leocadia originalLocation Quinta del Sordo
Mujeres riendo wasOriginallyLocatedIn Quinta del Sordo
subject linked to: Mujeres riendo (Women Laughing)
Cabezas en un paisaje creatorResidenceAtTimeOfWork Quinta del Sordo
Perro semihundido originalLocation Quinta del Sordo
subject linked to: Perro semihundido (The Dog)
Quinta del Sordo originalLanguageName Quinta del Sordo