The Blind Guitarist
Francisco de Goya, 1778
From €29Museum-quality print, also on canvas and framed.
Frequently asked questions
Which size should I choose?
This work is available in 30 × 40 cm. As a guide: 30 × 40 cm (about 12 × 16 in) for shelves, corners or gallery walls; 50 × 70 cm (about 20 × 28 in) above a dresser, a headboard or a desk; 70 × 100 cm (about 28 × 39 in) as the centrepiece of a living room or the wall above the sofa. Below the buy buttons you can see it to scale above a 2-metre sofa.
Does it come framed?
The print arrives unframed with a white border, ready to frame. If you choose a black or oak frame, it arrives mounted behind acrylic glazing, ready to hang. Canvases come stretched on a wooden frame.
When will it arrive?
Printed to order at the lab closest to your address. It arrives in 4–8 working days in Spain and the EU, and in 6–12 working days in the US, Mexico and other destinations.
What if it arrives damaged?
Email us a photo within 30 days of delivery and we will send you a new one free of charge or refund you.
Can I send it as a gift?
Yes. At checkout you can write a gift message and ship it to the recipient's name and address. The parcel shows no prices.
About the work
- Artist
- Francisco de Goya
- Date
- 1778
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Collection
- Museo Nacional del Prado
- Print up to
- 30 × 40 cm
- Reference
- XDV-1422
What the museum label doesn't tell you
Look closer: among blind beggars and barefoot kids stands a man in a yellow coat, spotless white stockings, cane in hand, still as if posing for a different painting. He doesn't belong with the group, and that's the point. Goya himself said he was a foreigner. A well-dressed tourist wandering into picturesque misery, watching (or being watched) as the blind singer performs his gruesome ballad. Compositionally he sits near the center of the pyramid, as prominent as the musician. Witness or imported prop for contrast? This cartoon was meant to decorate a royal bedroom: maybe they needed proof that someone of their own rank also stopped to listen.
