The Black Duchess
Painting by Francisco de Goya / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Black Duchess (also Mourning Portrait of the Duchess of Alba or simply Portrait of the Duchess of Alba) is a 1797 oil-on-canvas painting by Spanish painter Francisco Goya. The subject of the painting is María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba, then 35 years old. It is a companion piece to the more chaste The White Duchess, completed two years earlier.
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Artist | Francisco Goya |
Year | 1797 |
Type | oil-on-canvas |
Dimensions | 194 cm × 130 cm (76.5 in × 51.25 in) |
Location | New York Hispanic Society, New York[1] |
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The painting is normally kept in New York, where it forms part of the collection of the Hispanic Society of America.[2]