Posted on 01/27/2009 5:49:26 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
For almost 80 years it has been regarded as one of Francisco de Goya’s towering glories. But yesterday it was revealed that The Colossus was not painted by the Spanish master at all, but by an understudy.
After a seven-month investigation, experts at the Prado gallery in Madrid came to the reluctant conclusion that the masterpiece was probably the work of Asensio Juliá, one of Goya’s assistants. They said that the painting, which has hung in the Prado for 78 years, was “Goyaesque but not by Goya”.
Manuela Mena Marqués, head of 18th-century art at the Prado, said: “Seen with adequate light, the poor technique used in its light and colour becomes manifest, as does a marked difference between The Colossus and other masterpieces attributed to Goya.”
Doubts have surrounded the painting for years, with a series of experts claiming that Goya never painted what has long been regarded as one of his most famous works. Experts at the Prado started an investigation last year when José Luis DÍez, the gallery’s curator of 19th-century art, suggested that The Colossus was the work of Juliá after a detailed analysis of the picture. He based his claims on the discovery of the initials A. J. in one corner of the canvas.
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Maybe he just had a bad day at the office.
I’ve never thought of that as one of Goya’s great masterpieces...might just be me though.
Pretty obviously Asensio's work and not Goya's. Even the same model used in other of his works.
LOL! That was my exact thought while reading this! I am a great cook, but there have been a couple dishes that for whatever reason, just did not work out. Nobody's perfect...
Well, yes, that would be a little hard to explain if the picture was by Francisco de Goya . . .
“Pretty awful, but I am not crazy about the real Goyas.”
What I find curious is that some art doesn’t stand on its own. It is worthwhile for who painted it.
Equations in math stand on their own. Paintings have a hard time though sometimes.
Yes, unemployed Americans really give a $hit about this sort of news...
“Yes, unemployed Americans really give a $hit about this sort of news...”
Employeed ones either.
Experts at the Prado started an investigation last year when José Luis DÍez, the gallery’s curator of 19th-century art, suggested that The Colossus was the work of Juliá after a detailed analysis of the picture. He based his claims on the discovery of the initials A. J. in one corner of the canvas.
Nobody ever noticed the frickin' initials? That's pretty funny.
So, something that yesterday was considered a masterpiece become a worthless piece of junk art. So goes the art world.
Kind of looks like Iron Man
I AM an artist, I don’t think everything I paint is worth while or worth saving. My math on the other hand is never worth saving.
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