Sketch for The Death of Saint Joseph
- Artist
- Francisco Goya
- Date
- c.1787
- Style
- Romanticism
- Genre
- Religious painting
- Location
- Flint Institute of Arts
'Sketch for The Death of Saint Joseph' is an exemplar of Francisco de Goya's renowned tapestry cartoons, designed for the Royal Tapestry Factory of Santa Barbara. Painted using oil on canvas between 1775 and 1792, this piece deviates from Goya's usual bucolic and popular themes to explore a religious theme. As a religious painting, it portrays the death of Saint Joseph, laid faithfully to the aesthetics of King Charles III. With undertones of Romanticism, it evokes deep intrinsic emotions juxtaposed against the backdrop of the everyday life. Most of Goya's cartoons, including this piece, are now housed in the Museo del Prado.
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