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The Frescoes in the Cartuja de Aula Dei (1774) are a cycle of frescoes or mural paintings on the Life of the Virgin by Francisco de Goya, realised in secco (i.e., painted in oils directly onto the wall surface), in the church of the Charterhouse of Aula Dei (Spanish: Cartuja de Aula Dei) near Peñaflor de Gállego on the outskirts of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.

Cycle of the Life of the Virgin: Frescoes in the Cartuja de Aula Dei
The Birth of the Virgin (detail)
Spanish: Ciclo pictórico de la Vida de la Virgen de la Cartuja del Aula Dei
ArtistFrancisco Goya
Year1774
TypeOil mural
Dimensions306 cm × 790 cm (120 in × 310 in)
LocationCharterhouse of Aula Dei, near Zaragoza

History


After his return from a learning trip to Italy, Goya received various commissions for frescoes. One was for the Basílica del Pilar in Zaragoza, where he painted the Adoration of the Name of God. Another, for the church of the Charterhouse of Aula Dei, where his brother-in-law Manuel Bayeu was a monk,[1] was a series on the Life of the Virgin up to the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple,[2] which he completed in 1774.

In this work Goya showed his mastery of large-scale mural painting, handling scenes each measuring between five and ten metres in length and one to three metres in height, and between them covering the entire area of the interior walls of the Carthusian church.

Of the original eleven paintings there now remain only seven, as a result of damage consequent upon the abandonment of the monastery during the Desamortizacion, or dispossession of the church, by Juan Álvarez Mendizábal in 1835-37. The other four[3] had to be re-painted, by the brothers Paul and Amedée Buffet in 1903, after the charterhouse was reacquired by the Carthusian Order for the accommodation of two exiled French Carthusian communities in 1901. The seven surviving pictures were also damaged by the years of neglect and exposure, and were restored in 1978-79.[4]


Description


Goya began work on the frescoes in 1773 at the request of Brother Félix Salcedo and Brother José Lalana. The series consists of scenes from the life of the Virgin arranged in a frieze round the walls of the monastic church. The series begins with Joachim and Anne (Mary's parents) located above the main doors, and thereafter alternate between scenes from the Gospels and from the Epistles. Thus to the right the next picture is of the Birth of the Virgin, while to the left is the Marriage of the Virgin. There follow the Visitation of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth, the Circumcision, the Adoration of the Magi and finally, of what remains from Goya's original works, the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple.


See also



Notes and references


  1. Aragonesasi: Goya en La Cartuja de Aula Dei (in Spanish)
  2. the cycle as originally painted went up to the Flight into Egypt, but that painting did not survive
  3. Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple, The Annunciation, The Nativity and The Flight into Egypt
  4. GoyaRestauracion.com: Website of the restoration of the frescoes 1978-79 (in Spanish)

Further reading





На других языках

- [en] Frescoes in the Cartuja de Aula Dei

[es] Pinturas de la Cartuja del Aula Dei

Las pinturas de la Cartuja del Aula Dei (1774) son un ciclo de obras pictóricas realizadas al secco (óleo sobre el muro) por Francisco de Goya que decoran la iglesia del Monasterio de la Cartuja del Aula Dei de Zaragoza, situada a unos diez kilómetros de la capital aragonesa, entre las localidades de Montañana y Peñaflor. De los once cuadros originales solo se conservan siete del artista español, pues el abandono del monasterio tras la Desamortización provocó grandes desperfectos en estos cuadros. Cuatro de las pinturas fueron rehechas por los hermanos Paul y Amédée Buffet.

[fr] Peintures de Goya dans la chartreuse d'Aula Dei

Les peintures dans la chartreuse d'Aula Dei sont un cycle d'œuvres picturales réalisées al secco (huile sur mur) par Francisco de Goya pour décorer l'église du monastère de la chartreuse d'Aula Dei de Saragosse entre 1773 et 1774. De ses onze peintures originales, seules sept sont conservées, à la suite de l'abandon du monastère à cause du désamortissement.

[ru] Фрески Аула Деи

Фрески Аула-Деи (1774) — это цикл фресок, посвященных жизни Девы Марии кисти Франсиско де Гойя, созданных в технике альсекко (то есть, написанные масляными красками непосредственно на поверхности стены), в церкви картезианского монастыря Аула Деи (исп. Cartuja de Aula Dei) вблизи Пеньяфлор-де-Гальего на окраине города Сарагоса, Арагон, Испания.


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