Two Old Men
Painting by Goya / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the painting. For the story by Tolstoy, see Two Old Men (story).
Two Old Men, also known as Two Monks or An Old Man and a Monk (Spanish: Dos viejos, Dos frailes, or Un viejo y un fraile), are names given to one of the 14 Black Paintings painted by Francisco Goya between 1819-23.[1][2][3][4] At the time Goya was in his mid-seventies and was undergoing a great amount of physical and mental stress after two bouts of an unidentified illness. The works were rendered directly onto the interior walls of the house known as Quinta del Sordo ("The House of the Deaf Man"),[5] which Goya purchased in 1819.
Quick Facts Two Old Men / Two Monks / An Old Man and a Monk, Artist ...
Two Old Men / Two Monks / An Old Man and a Monk | |
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Spanish: Dos viejos / Dos frailes / Un viejo y un fraile | |
Artist | Francisco Goya |
Year | 1819-1823 |
Medium | Oil mural transferred to canvas |
Dimensions | 146 cm × 66 cm (57 in × 26 in) |
Location | Museo del Prado, Madrid |
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