TY - JOUR
T1 - Goya’s Portrait of Francisco de Saavedra: materials, techniques, conservation and context
AU - Burnstock, Aviva
AU - Cross, Maureen
AU - Serres, Karen
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This paper discusses the technical study and conservation treatment of The Courtauld Gallery’s Portrait of Francisco de Saavedra, painted in 1798 by Francisco de Goya, in relation to its possible pendant, the Portrait of Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, painted the same year and now at the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. Similarities in the materials and techniques used for the portraits and differences in their appearance due to material changes, as well as the condition of the paintings, are also considered.
AB - This paper discusses the technical study and conservation treatment of The Courtauld Gallery’s Portrait of Francisco de Saavedra, painted in 1798 by Francisco de Goya, in relation to its possible pendant, the Portrait of Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, painted the same year and now at the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. Similarities in the materials and techniques used for the portraits and differences in their appearance due to material changes, as well as the condition of the paintings, are also considered.
U2 - 10.4000/techne.10890
DO - 10.4000/techne.10890
M3 - Article
SN - 2239-0243
VL - 53
SP - 38
EP - 45
JO - TECHNE
JF - TECHNE
ER -