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Narcisa Barañano Gayoso de Goicoechea

ca. 1805
Not on view
Fashionable women across Spain were inspired by majas, women of lower social rank known for wearing exaggerated traditional dress such as this towering black lace mantilla. Goya’s brazen signature on her ring recalls a bold inscription on the jewelry of a similarly dressed portrait of the Duchess of Alba by Goya (Hispanic Society of America, New York). This painting’s ownership history confirms that it was painted by Goya to pair with the artist’s portrait of Juan Bautista de Goicoechea y Urrutia, King Ferdinand VII’s Minister of War.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title:
    Narcisa Barañano Gayoso de Goicoechea
  • Artist:
    Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
  • Date:
    ca. 1805
  • Medium:
    Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions:
    44 1/4 x 30 3/4 in. (112.4 x 78.1 cm)
  • Classification:
    Paintings
  • Credit Line:
    H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
  • Object Number:
    29.100.180
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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