# Majas on Balcony

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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, 194,8 x 125,7 cm

## Commentary

Supervised by the threatening figures of two heavily-cloaked &#39;majos&#39;, two &#39;majas&#39; look down upon the passers-by. One even gives a hint of a smile, highly unusual for Goya&#39;s women. Since 1995 the authenticity of this canvas has been in doubt.

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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>)