FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES (1746–1828)
Sacrifice to Priapus
Year
1770 or 1771
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
40.4 x 30.3 cm;
15 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.
About the artwork
Sacrifice to Priapus is an artwork by FRANCISCO DE GOYA Y LUCIENTES, dated 1770 or 1771 . The work is executed in Oil on canvas . Its recorded dimensions are 40.4 x 30.3 cm; 15 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. . View the artwork and contact Colnaghi for further information.
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Provenance
Private collection, Paris, until 1950s;
Marie (Molly) Balkany (1928-2015), Lake Geneva, Switzerland;
Her posthumous sale, Geneva, Piguet Hôtel de Ventes, 6 May 2017, lot 519 (as 18th century French School);
Private collection, Spain, since 2017.
Marie (Molly) Balkany (1928-2015), Lake Geneva, Switzerland;
Her posthumous sale, Geneva, Piguet Hôtel de Ventes, 6 May 2017, lot 519 (as 18th century French School);
Private collection, Spain, since 2017.
Literature
J. Camón Aznar. Francisco De Goya. Zaragoza 1980, 4 vols. I, p. 54.
R. De Angelis, ed. L’opera pittorica completa di Goya. Milan 1974, p. 90, cat. no. 18.
P. Gassier and J. Wilson. Goya: His Life and Work, New York 1971, pp. 74, 82, cat. no. 24 (repr.).
J. Gudiol. Goya 1746-1828. Biography, Analytical Study and Catalogue of His Paintings, New York 1971, p. 233, cat. no. 16.
P. E. Mangiante, Goya e l’Italia. Rome 1992, pp. 58, 116, no. 42.
F. Tabar Antinua. “Los ‘sacrificios’ romanos del joven Goya" Ars Magazine 56 (2022): pp. 70-77 (repr.).
A. Ansón, (ed.), La estela de Corrado Giaquinto en España, exh. cat., Zaragoza, Fundación Ibercaja, 2021, cat. no. 35, illustrated.
R. De Angelis, ed. L’opera pittorica completa di Goya. Milan 1974, p. 90, cat. no. 18.
P. Gassier and J. Wilson. Goya: His Life and Work, New York 1971, pp. 74, 82, cat. no. 24 (repr.).
J. Gudiol. Goya 1746-1828. Biography, Analytical Study and Catalogue of His Paintings, New York 1971, p. 233, cat. no. 16.
P. E. Mangiante, Goya e l’Italia. Rome 1992, pp. 58, 116, no. 42.
F. Tabar Antinua. “Los ‘sacrificios’ romanos del joven Goya" Ars Magazine 56 (2022): pp. 70-77 (repr.).
A. Ansón, (ed.), La estela de Corrado Giaquinto en España, exh. cat., Zaragoza, Fundación Ibercaja, 2021, cat. no. 35, illustrated.
Exhibitions / Fairs
Zaragoza, Fundación Ibercaja (Museo Goya. Colección Fundación Ibercaja – Museo Camón Aznar), La estela de Corrado Giaquinto en España: de Antonio González Velázquez y Francisco Bayeu a Goya, 4 June–26 September 2021.
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