In his famous painting, Goya portrays the Marchioness de Villafranca as an artist with brush and maulstick in her hand. She has interrupted her work at the easel and leaning back in her armchair, she is scrutinising her model, her husband—invisible to the viewer—who is posing for his portrait. He must have been seated facing sideways with his profile to the artist, unable to turn the attention to his wife until the picture was done.
In Goya's celebrated painting, he portrays the Marchioness de Villafranca as an artist holding a brush and maulstick in her hand. She has stopped working at her easel and is reclining back in her armchair; she scrutinizes her model, her husband—who is unseen by the viewer—who is posing for his portrait. Her husband must have been seated facing sideways with his profile to the artist, unable to direct attention to his wife until the painting was finished.