Crowd in a Park; page 31 from the 'Images of Spain' album (F) ca. 1812–20 Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) Spanish A striking feature of this drawing is the thick frame, suggesting a scene observed through a window. The viewer looks out from an elevated position to a large group of figures receding into the distance. While the outdoor setting has not been identified, various parks in Madrid—Casa de Campo, Buen Retiro, and the Meadow of San Isidro—have been proposed. Goya might have been inspired by such locations, but the composition’s structure and emphasis on types of groupings imply tha
Crowd in a Park; page 31 from the 'Images of Spain' album (F) ca. 1812–20 Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) Spanish A striking feature of this drawing is the thick frame, suggesting a scene observed through a window. The viewer looks out from an elevated position to a large group of figures receding into the distance. While the outdoor setting has not been identified, various parks in Madrid—Casa de Campo, Buen Retiro, and the Meadow of San Isidro—have been proposed. Goya might have been inspired by such locations, but the composition’s structure and emphasis on types of groupings imply that it does not record what he saw; rather, it interprets the Crowd in a Park; page 31 from the 'Images of Spain' album (F) 334019
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