maja (fashionable lower-class Madrilenian woman)

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A maja is a stylish, spirited working-class woman from Madrid, known for her distinctive traditional dress and bold, flirtatious demeanor in Spanish art and culture.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
maja (fashionable lower-class Madrilenian woman) canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural archetype ⓘ
social type ⓘ
stereotypical character ⓘ
associatedWith Romanticism in Spain ⓘ
Spanish Enlightenment era ⓘ
Spanish traditional costume ⓘ
castizo identity ⓘ
majo (fashionable lower-class Madrilenian man) ⓘ
popular urban culture of Madrid ⓘ
associatedWithCity Madrid ⓘ
connotation cheeky ⓘ
provocative ⓘ
stylish ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Spain ⓘ
culturalContext Spanish culture ⓘ
depictedIn Spanish literature ⓘ
Spanish painting ⓘ
Spanish prints ⓘ
Spanish theatre ⓘ
etymologyRelatedTo majo ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
knownFor bold demeanor ⓘ
distinctive traditional dress ⓘ
flirtatious behavior ⓘ
spirited personality ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
notableDepictionBy Francisco Goya ⓘ
notableWorkDepiction La maja desnuda ⓘ
linked to: La Maja Desnuda

La maja vestida ⓘ
linked to: La Maja Vestida
opposedTo afrancesado (Frenchified elite Spaniard) ⓘ
portrayedAs embodiment of popular resistance to foreign fashions ⓘ
guardian of traditional Spanish customs ⓘ
object of desire in art ⓘ
socialClass working class ⓘ
socialRole symbol of popular Madrid identity ⓘ
timePeriod 18th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
typicalClothingElement brightly colored skirt ⓘ
fitted bodice ⓘ
lace shawl ⓘ
mantilla ⓘ
ornamental comb ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

La Maja Vestida → iconography → maja (fashionable lower-class Madrilenian woman) ⓘ