Where Is The Sacrifice to Vesta? Museum Location

Q: Where is this painting?

This work is held in a private collection. Goya's mythological paintings occasionally appear at auction and in major retrospectives, in Unknown, Unknown.

Q: Who was Goya?

Francisco Goya was Spain's greatest painter, evolving from Rococo elegance to dark, powerful late works You can see it at Private Collection.

Q: Who was Vesta?

Vesta was the Roman goddess of the hearth. Her temple in Rome housed an eternal flame tended by Vestal Virgins You can see it at Private Collection.

Francisco Goya executed this classical scene showing a sacrifice to Vesta, Roman goddess of hearth and home. Vestal virgins tend the sacred flame in this early work that demonstrates Goya's academic training before he developed his darker, more personal style.

Goya produced mythological subjects early in his career for aristocratic patrons. The warm tones and graceful composition reflect 18th-century Neoclassical taste. This painting remains in a private collection.

This work is held in a private collection. Goya's mythological paintings occasionally appear at auction and in major retrospectives, in Unknown, Unknown.

Francisco Goya was Spain's greatest painter, evolving from Rococo elegance to dark, powerful late works You can see it at Private Collection.

Vesta was the Roman goddess of the hearth. Her temple in Rome housed an eternal flame tended by Vestal Virgins You can see it at Private Collection.

The Sacrifice to Vesta

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The Artist

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