A man and a woman riding a mule; page 36 from the 'Images of Spain' album (F) ca. 1812–20 Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) Spanish While evoking a formula used to represent the Holy Family’s Flight into Egypt, Goya departed from that familiar tale to present a love story. He crafts an intriguing scene of romantic courtship using a reduced visual vocabulary. The posture of the riders—which denies us a clear view of the woman—their attire, and their animated conversation suggest various interpretations. They might be a couple giving free rein to furtive affection; alternatively, the man may
A man and a woman riding a mule; page 36 from the 'Images of Spain' album (F) ca. 1812–20 Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) Spanish While evoking a formula used to represent the Holy Family’s Flight into Egypt, Goya departed from that familiar tale to present a love story. He crafts an intriguing scene of romantic courtship using a reduced visual vocabulary. The posture of the riders—which denies us a clear view of the woman—their attire, and their animated conversation suggest various interpretations. They might be a couple giving free rein to furtive affection; alternatively, the man may have abducted the woman from her parental home, an informal marriage procedure once common in rural A man and a woman riding a mule; page 36 from the 'Images of Spain' album (F) 334021
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