La Maja Desnuda

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La Maja Desnuda is a famous late-18th-century oil painting by Francisco Goya depicting a reclining nude woman, notable for its sensual realism and for challenging the artistic and moral conventions of its time.

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La Maja Desnuda canonical 4
La maja desnuda 2
La maja desnuda (attributed) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
work of art
artHistoricalContext late 18th century Spanish painting
catalogCode P00742
collection Museo del Prado collection
linked to: Prado Museum
commissionedBy Manuel de Godoy
linked to: Manuel Godoy
countryOfOrigin Spain
creator Francisco Goya
culturalImpact frequently reproduced in prints and posters
icon of Western art history
subject of censorship debates
currentOwner Spanish state
depictionStyle realist
depicts reclining nude woman
genre nude painting
hasCounterpart La Maja Vestida
hasPart depiction of dark background
depiction of green velvet cushions
depiction of jewelry on the model
depiction of white sheets
hasTheme eroticism
female beauty
sensuality
height 97 cm
inception circa 1797
circa 1800
languageOfTitle Spanish
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Madrid
locatedInTheCountry Spain
location Museo del Prado
linked to: Prado Museum
mainColor dark brown
flesh tones
green
white
medium oil paint
movement Romanticism
notableFor challenging artistic conventions of its time
challenging moral conventions of its time
frontal depiction of female pubic hair
sensual realism
orientation horizontal
partOfSeries pair of paintings with La Maja Vestida
previousOwner Manuel de Godoy
linked to: Manuel Godoy

Spanish royal collection
subjectHasBeenIdentifiedAs possible idealized female type (maja)
possible portrait of María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba
support canvas
title La Maja Desnuda
The Nude Maja
linked to: La Maja Desnuda
width 190 cm

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

Francisco Goya notableWork La Maja Desnuda
Prado Museum notableWork The Naked Maja
linked to: La Maja Desnuda
La Maja Vestida pairedWith La Maja Desnuda
La Maja Vestida oftenDiscussedAlongside La Maja Desnuda
La Maja Desnuda title La Maja Desnuda
La Maja Desnuda title The Nude Maja
linked to: La Maja Desnuda
María del Pilar Teresa Cayetana de Silva Álvarez de Toledo, 13th Duchess of Alba subjectOf La maja desnuda (attributed)
linked to: La Maja Desnuda
maja (fashionable lower-class Madrilenian woman) notableWorkDepiction La maja desnuda
linked to: La Maja Desnuda
Pepita Tudó possibleDepictionInWork La maja desnuda
linked to: La Maja Desnuda