Francisco Goya [The Milkmaid of Bordeaux] circa 1827

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◧ Artist: Francisco Goya (1746 - 1828) 
◧ Country: Spain
◧ Title: [The Milkmaid of Bordeaux]       
◧ Medium: Oil on canvas 
◧ Painting Size: 74 x 68 cm

◧ Museum: Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain
◧ County of Stamp Issue: Spain
◧ Date of Issue: May 31, 1996
◧ Face Value: 30 Spanish Peseta
◧ Issued to commemorate 250th anniversary of Goya's birth




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The figure has traditionally been considered as a milkmaid, mounted on the back of a mule and carrying a jug overflowing with milk, it followed the tradition of figures of trades and professions, which began in European art with the first Italian examples from the beginning of the 17th century .  (from Description at Prado Museum)

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