From 13 February to 19 May, the Romanticism Museum presents The Piety by Francisco de Goya for the first time since it entered the collection. To mark its centenary, the painting will be temporarily on display in the Museum’s Sala de Encuentro (Room XXV).
The painting, acquired by the Ministry for Culture in 2013, forms part of the artist’s period in Zaragoza. The Piety joins ‘San Gregorio Magno, Papa’, which has been part of the institution’s collection since its creation 100 years ago. This painting by the precursor of Romanticism was unveiled in 2011 following a study by Arturo Ansón Navarro, and later underwent technical studies at the Prado National Museum in 2013.
The artist from Zaragoza painted this canvas in 1770-1771 whilst he defied his most intimate style between 1771 and 1774. The artist’s painting is reminiscent of the painting by Caracci, portraying Christ in the lap of the Virgin Mary. The acquisition of the painting by the Ministry for Culture has enabled it to be displayed in state collections. The painting, which to date has only been on display in the Goya Museum’s exhibition in 2015, will form part of the museum’s permanent collection in mid-May, once this exhibition has concluded.
Image Credit:
Exhibition of The Piety in Room XXV of the National Romanticism Museum. Photography: Lucía Moreno Navas.
