Portrait of Don Juan Antonio Cuervo

The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Portrait of Don Juan Antonio Cuervo as painting (Spain · 1819).

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

This portrait both testifies to Goya’s friendship with Cuervo and presents the sitter as a cutting-edge intellectual. Director of the Royal Academy of San Fernando, the official academy for artists and architects in Spain, Cuervo appears with his plan for the recent renovation of Madrid’s Church of Santiago.

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A CLOSER LOOK

The museum identifies this painting as oil on canvas and credits Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828).

The museum's collection notes: This portrait both testifies to Goya’s friendship with Cuervo and presents the sitter as a cutting-edge intellectual. Director of the Royal Academy of San Fernando, the official academy for artists and architects in Spain, Cuervo appears with his plan for the recent renovation of Madrid’s Church of Santiago. The jacket with red and gold brocade identifies him as a member of the academy.

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