
Winter Scene
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, c. 1786
Two groups of travelers, one with a slaughtered pig in tow, converge on an icy road during a snowstorm. Goya captured the scene’s wintry atmosphere with barren trees, large swaths of cool grays and whites, and diagonal brushstrokes that convey rapid snowfall. This painting is one of a series of studies Goya created for monumental tapestries depicting the four seasons, commissioned for a dining hall at the Royal Palace of El Pardo in Spain.
| Artist | Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828) |
|---|---|
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Size | 34.3 × 35.6 cm (13 1/2 × 14 in.); Framed: 49.6 × 50.8 × 7.7 cm (19 1/2 × 20 × 3 in.) |
| Origin | Spain |
| Type | Painting |
| Museum | Art Institute of Chicago · museum page |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0): free to download, print and hang. |
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