Doña Juana la loca
1877
Picture this: it's 1506, and a queen is dragging her dead husband's coffin across Spain in the dead of winter because she can't bear to let him go. Francisco Pradilla painted this exact moment of 'Juana the Mad' in 1877, showing her standing stoic in black while her freezing courtiers huddle around a campfire. The coffin is draped in royal heraldry, lit by flickering candles against a stormy sky. It’s a masterpiece of Spanish academic art that won first prize in Madrid and perfectly captures the line between deep love and madness.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
Location: Museo del Prado, Madrid
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