White Duchess 1795 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Duchess
The Black Duchess 1797 the subject of the painting is Maria Cayetana de Silva,
the 13th Duchess of Alba, then 35 years old.
It is a companion piece to the more chaste The White Duchess, completed two years earlier.
Duchess of Alba
Heard an interesting story about the Duchess of
Alba, Goya painted her picture in the nude
and the Duke heard about it and was coming to
Goya's studio to see the painting, so Goya stayed
up all night, painting a second painting of the
Duchess, same position, only with clothes on.
when he finished both paintings he had the two
canves framed as one, with the nude behind the
clothed one and sent to the Duke. When the Duke
died, they revealed the existence of the hidden
painting, today both hang in the Praedo in Spain.
FANDANGO - Luigi Boccherini Fandango
I found the film clip to be fascinating, a visual ballet, no dialogue, only looks and gestures
in the Prado in Madrid Spain
Goya and Duchess of Alba, two paintings: La maja vestida and La Maja desnuda
The identity of the model and that of the commissioner have not been confirmed.
Spanish Art History Site <-- lots of ads !