Don Juan Antonio Cuervo

Don Juan Antonio Cuervo by Francisco Goya
Artist
Francisco Goya
Date
1819
Style
Romanticism
Genre
Portrait
"Portrait of Juan Antonio Cuervo" is an 1819 portrait painting by the eminent Spanish artist Francisco Goya, created during the period of Romanticism. Utilizing oil on canvas, Goya captures the essence of Cuervo, a renowned architect and director of the Spanish Royal Academy. The subject is depicted in his professional attire, distinguished by gold braid, symbolic of his academic status. The painting also includes a detailed presentation of his architectural plans for the restoration of the Church of Santiago in Madrid.

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