Still Life of a Lamb's Head and Flanks
| Still-Life: A Butcher's Counter | |
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| Artist | Francisco Goya |
| Year | c. 1808–1812 |
| Medium | oil paint, canvas |
| Dimensions | 45 cm (18 in) × 62 cm (24 in) |
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| Accession | RF 1937 120  |
Still Life of a Lamb's Head and Flanks (Spanish: Bodegón con costillas, lomo y cabeza de cordero) or A Butcher's Counter (Spanish: Trozos de Carnero) is an [1] still-life oil painting by Francisco Goya, from c. 1808–1812. It has been in the collection of the Louvre, in Paris, since 1909.
The painting is one of a series of 12 still lifes of dead or butchered animals that Goya painted during Spain's war with Napoleon.[2] Made at the same time as the artist's The Disasters of War, the paintings are noted for their departure from traditional still lifes.[2] Scholars suggest that the paintings from this series evoke the death and violence Spain witnessed at that time.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Louvre
- 1 2 "Looking at Goya's Still Lifes". ZETEO. 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ↑ "Pieces of Lamb (Trozos de carnero)". Fundación Goya en Aragón. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
External sources
Media related to A Butcher's Counter, Goya (Louvre RF 1937-120) at Wikimedia Commons
