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  2. Goya arranged ‘The Naked Maja’ with her arms intertwined behind her head, a composition reminiscent of the famous classical sculpture of the ‘Sleeping Ariadne’ from the royal collections.

  3. The Naked Maja or The Nude Maja [1] (Spanish: La maja desnuda [la ˈmaxa ðesˈnuða]) is an oil-on-canvas painting made around 1797–1800 by the Spanish artist Francisco de Goya, and is now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.

  4. This is perhaps Goya’s most popular painting. It was a commission from Charles IV’s Prime Minister and favourite, Godoy. We know that the picture was cleverly hung in his private chambers, behind the Clothed Maja with a clever mechanism that made appear and disappear at the owner’s wish.

  5. Nov 23, 2023 · Frame of The Naked Maja 1910 - 1912. Moulded, Polychromed, Joined / assembled, Water gilding. Room 038

  6. Sep 9, 2024 · The Naked Maja or La Maja Desnuda is an oil on canvas painting by the renowned Spanish artist Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes. Depicting a reclining naked lady on soft seating, the painting enthralls the viewer with the seductive gaze of the subject, hiding many secrets of the time.

    • Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes
    • Romanticism
    • Nude Painting
    • Between 1795-1800
  7. Sep 19, 2023 · From being privately hidden during the Spanish Inquisition to being depicted on postage stamps and becoming iconic in 20th century pop culture, The Naked Maja (c. 1795 – 1800) by Francisco Goya has been a controversial and celebrated painting for centuries.

  8. The Naked Maja, oil painting created about 1795–1800 by influential Spanish artist Francisco Goya. This famously controversial painting, known in Spanish as La maja desnuda, is considered on of the artist’s masterpieces.