Circle of Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
'La Boda' (The Wedding)
oil on canvas
unframed: 90.2 x 119.2 cm.; 35 1/2 x 46 7/8 in.
framed: 121.5 x 149 cm.; 47 7/8 x 58 5/8 in.
The canvas is lined, the paint surface is clean and the varnish is clear and even. A distinct network of craquelure is visible throughout the painting. Inspection under ultraviolet light appears to reveal very little intervention for a painting of this size. There are fine lines of retouching scattered in the sky and along the lower margin, as well as to a few areas in and around the standing boy on the left, the sleeve of the bridegroom, and in the foreground below his feet. There are some other pin-prick retouchings scattered in the figures and in the sky below the arch. The painting appears to be in relatively good overall condition.
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R. Cohen, 'Un modello real descubierto de nuevo', in Boletin Del Museo e Instituto Camón Aznar, vol. XXX, 1987, pp. 26-61;
I. Rose-De Viejo, 'Jean-Louis Gintrac and Goya's 'La Boda'', in The Burlington Magazine, vol. 139, no. 1133, August 1997, p. 534, under note 42 (as 'a later reduction based on the cartoon or tapestry');
R. Cohen, Goya. La Boda. The Royal Modello, London 2000, pp. 1-58 (http://www.trafalgargalleries.com/pdf/Goya.pdf).