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Friar Pedro offers shoes to el Maragato and Prepares to Push Aside his gun

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The scene unfolds in a dimly lit space, a stark contrast of light and shadow dominating the composition. A figure, dressed in what appears to be a monk's habit, gestures towards a man wielding a firearm. The monk, with his hands clasped as if in supplication or offering, seems to be attempting to disarm or pacify the armed individual. The other man, dressed in civilian clothes, is the focus of the piece, his face etched with a mixture of anger and perhaps desperation, gripping a gun with grim determination. The background is a suggestive blur of architectural elements, implying an interior or possibly a building’s facade, but the details are indistinct, allowing the viewer's focus to remain fixed on the emotional exchange between the two men.

Friar Pedro offers shoes to el Maragato and Prepares to Push Aside his gun

Francisco Goya

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Created:

1806

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Dimensions:

3000 × 2215 px
385 × 292 mm

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