Still-Life: A Butcher's Counter by Francisco de Goya — Free Download

Still-Life: A Butcher's Counter — History & Facts

A sheep's head lies beside flayed cuts of mutton, ribs and loin, on a bare ledge against a dark background. Francisco de Goya signed it at the left, just beneath the head. It belongs to a series of 12 still lifes (bodegones) listed in 1812 in the inventory taken after the death of Goya's wife, Josefa. An inventory of 1865 records the series decorating the dining room of the Count of Yumuri's villa at Carabanchel Alto, near Madrid; the set was later dispersed. Painted in 1808–1812 in oil on canvas, 45 × 62 cm, it was bought by the Louvre in 1937 from the Paris dealer Paul Rosenberg, and it is in the Louvre in Paris.