Francisco de Goya is mostly famous for his paintings, however this drawing and wash of his was discovered and is entitled "Joy." I stumbled on an article about this picture and wanted to read about it because I love the simplicity of the space that is made in the drawing. It is composed of two pictures doing what appears to be a dance of some sort, or some kind of embrace. The figures are not completely realistic, but are more characatures or people. In the article is says that the meaning is unknown but to me it seems clear that it is about joy between two people who are very close, perhaps dear friends. The article says however that the two people are "swept off their feet in a state of rapture." The figures are floating in space and with the combinations of their body posture and expressions it seems to portray joy quite perfectly. The figures are not the most handsome of people but it is unimportant to their emotion, for in the drawing, they are living out their feeling of happiness and this is what seems to be important to the artist when creating this drawing. His pictures are captivating and I would love to have something like this hanging in my home to remind me or joy.
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