The Naked Maja Francisco Jose De Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828)
Francisco Jose De Goya y Lucientes – The Naked Maja
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Painter: Francisco Jose De Goya y Lucientes
Location: Prado, Madrid.
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Among Goya’s paintings, the diptych "Maha Clothed" and "Maha Nude" are laden with the greatest mystery. Legend has it that the paintings depict the same woman, the artist’s mistress, the Duchess of Alba. However, all her descendants object to this version. They were even invited to open the family crypt to measure the proportions of the dead duchess and prove that they do not coincide with the proportions of the sitter.
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Among Goya’s paintings, the diptych "Maha Clothed" and "Maha Nude" are laden with the greatest mystery. Legend has it that the paintings depict the same woman, the artist’s mistress, the Duchess of Alba.
However, all her descendants object to this version. They were even invited to open the family crypt to measure the proportions of the dead duchess and prove that they do not coincide with the proportions of the sitter. The crypt, however, has already been opened by Napoleon’s soldiers, who treated the remains not very respectfully, and many of the bones were broken, so that the legend among the people still lives and has not been refuted.
"Maha Naked" repeats "Maha Clothed" in many ways. The same sofa, the same soft cushions, the same pose - hands behind the head, legs stretched out relaxed - only the writing style is different. "Maha Dressed" is painted stricter, the colors of the painting are clearer and sharper. The sitter looks cheerful, her waist is crossed by a pink belt, and her white pants match perfectly with her golden shoes. "Naked Maha," on the other hand, is painted softer.
The colors become more muted, the transitions smoother, there is no obtrusive brightness of clothing - the body on the white sheets seems light, with a slight cast of bronze. The woman calmly demonstrates herself, looking at the camera just as cheerfully, only now you can see a certain slyness in her gaze. She looks tender and alluring, and the entire atmosphere of the painting is saturated with sensuality and love. It’s impossible to paint the unfamiliar sitter in such a way - the brush seems to repeat the movement of her hand, moving along the smooth curves of her body, sliding easily and freely.
One of those who kept the paintings before they were put in the museum, "Maha clothed" covered "Maha nude" so that when you press a special lever, they changed places.
One can imagine how such a sudden change of atmosphere affected the viewer.
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