Francisco de Goya, 'The Parasol' (El Quitasol)

Spain · 1958 · 1 PTA

This stamp features a detail from 'The Parasol' (El Quitasol), a 1777 oil-on-linen painting by the Spanish artist Francisco de Goya. The artwork depicts a elegantly dressed young woman sitting on a grassy bank with a lapdog, while a young man holds a green parasol to shade her from the sun. The stamp was part of a series celebrating Goya's masterpieces.

Issued as part of a definitive series promoting Spanish art and culture, this stamp highlights the work of Francisco de Goya, one of Spain's most important and influential artists of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.