Why it matters
Leocadia Weiss, Goya's maid and likely his lover, leans in a dark maja dress against what may be a mantelpiece or a burial mound. It is one of his fourteen Black Paintings.
Did you know?
- It was painted between 1819 and 1823.
- It was among the last Black Paintings to be completed.
- It is also known as The Seductress.
Based on the Wikipedia article La Leocadia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
