Young woman weeping and covering her face with her hands, accompanied by men; folio 17 (recto) from the Madrid Album "B"

Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) Spanish

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This drawing comes early in Goya’s second album, among others that broadly deal with relations between the sexes. The composition is filled with drama. A young woman covering her face turns from the two men flanking her. The reason for her distress is not revealed but presumably pertains to some love-related upset. On the other side of the page (35.103.5), an elegantly dressed young woman twists sharply and gazes to her right. Her position is provocative, as if she is displaying herself. The woman in the background seems to be leaning into the man, possibly whispering, adding a sense of intrigue.

Young woman weeping and covering her face with her hands, accompanied by men; folio 17 (recto) from the Madrid Album "B", Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux), Brush and point of brush, carbon black washes, black chalk, on laid paper

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Young woman weeping and covering her face with her hands, accompanied by men; folio 17 (recto) from the Madrid Album
Young woman weeping and covering her face with her hands, accompanied by men; folio 17 (recto) from the Madrid Album

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