Why it matters
A young working-class woman carries a water jug. After years of designing Rococo tapestry cartoons, Goya turned to genre scenes of ordinary people, set against the Spanish resistance to French occupation.
Did you know?
- It and The Knifegrinder may have been painted for Goya's own house.
- It was still in his possession in 1812.
- Its Spanish title is La Aguadora.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Water Bearer (Goya) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
