Word: montehermoso
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...talent is on display in this show. His modernity is evident not only in his dark depictions of human irrationality, but in his psychologically acute portraits. From his warm, intimate portrayal of Spanish King Charles IV and his family, to the petulant knowingness of the young Marchioness de Montehermoso, to the vague disappointment of the slightly mustachioed Doña Juana Galarza, who clutches a crumpled fan in her sausage-like fingers, Goya captured the individuality of his sitters, regardless of their social class. There are giggling majas here, and self-satisfied aristocrats, and the lovely Duchess of Alba...
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