Goya's Royal Portraits from Tobacco Factory Assigned to Seville's Museum of Fine Arts

Key facts

• Two portraits by Francisco de Goya from 1789, of Carlos IV and María Luisa de Parma, are assigned to the Museum of Fine Arts in Seville.
• The paintings were originally commissioned for a festive monument, the Templo de la Fama, in Seville's plaza de la Fama for the monarchs' oath-taking.
• A legal dispute began in 2017 when Altadis claimed ownership, resolved by a March court ruling affirming state ownership.
• One portrait is currently in the temporary exhibition El arte de preservar la memoria at the Archivo General de Indias until June 15.
• After the exhibition, the paintings will be transferred to the Museum of Fine Arts in Seville for permanent display.
• The portraits will dialogue with other collections, such as Domingo Martínez's series on Fernando VI's proclamation festivities.
• Artistically, the works reflect the politically sensitive year of the French Revolution, showing the monarchs in accessible imagery.
• The set was valued at 4,000 reales de vellón and created without workshop intervention, now enhancing Seville's visual culture history.