Portrait of Don Juan Antonio Cuervo

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Don Juan Antonio Cuervo

Francisco de GoyaLinkedCulture matchlcp-dc200867e871

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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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Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Type of artwork
Painting
Department
Modern European Painting and Sculpture

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creation_date
1819

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From LinkedCulture

In 1819, Francisco de Goya painted his friend Juan Antonio Cuervo with quiet precision and genuine warmth. Cuervo sits in a green upholstered chair, his hands resting on an unrolled architectural plan for Madrid's Church of Santiago, while his black jacket trimmed with red and gold brocade signals his role as Director of the Royal Academy of San Fernando. This portrait matters because it captures an intimate friendship during the very years Goya was retreating into the haunted vision of his Black Paintings, making it a rare moment of tenderness from a darkening mind.

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A man in formal attire sits at a table with a document, holding a quill.

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Provenance & credit

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Provenance
Francisco Durán y Sirvent, Madrid (1900); (Durand-Ruel, Paris, 1900, 1928); Godfrey Rockefeller, Greenwich, Conn. (1939); (J. Seligmann, New York)
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Object ID
123490
Object Type
Painting
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator
Francisco de Goya
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture
Spain
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
oil on canvas
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department
Modern European Painting and Sculpture
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags
  • Latine and Hispanic Artists
  • male
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Provenance
Francisco Durán y Sirvent, Madrid (1900); (Durand-Ruel, Paris, 1900, 1928); Godfrey Rockefeller, Greenwich, Conn. (1939); (J. Seligmann, New York)
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Provenance” · copied as is
Date
1819
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1819
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1819
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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