# La Tirana

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goya-y-lucientes-francisco-de-r6b6a8d544225f4>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 206 x 130 cm

## Commentary

The painting represents Maria del Rosario Fernández, the famous actress. The title of the painting was originated from the fact that her husband, also an actor, frequently played the role of tyrants.

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- [A Pilgrimage to San Isidro](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/goya-y-lucientes-francisco-de-r6b6a8d544225f4/a-pilgrimage-to-san-isidro-rbda121865cf8f6>)
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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)