According to José Luis Díez, the curator of 19th century art at Madrid's Prado Museum, the Colossus could have been painted by the little-known Asensio Juli, an assistant in Goya's workshop. Díez, who carried out a detailed analysis of the picture, claims the initials in the bottom left-hand corner read 'AJ'. Goya experts are split over the surprise claim. Go to www.museodelprado.es for further information.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
The Colossus
According to José Luis Díez, the curator of 19th century art at Madrid's Prado Museum, the Colossus could have been painted by the little-known Asensio Juli, an assistant in Goya's workshop. Díez, who carried out a detailed analysis of the picture, claims the initials in the bottom left-hand corner read 'AJ'. Goya experts are split over the surprise claim. Go to www.museodelprado.es for further information.
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