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How many Black Paintings did Francisco Goya create at the Quinta del Sordo?
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Francisco Goya
Detail of Self-portrait, etching by Francisco Goya from the series Los caprichos, 1799.
Francisco Goya created a series of 14 works known as the "Black Paintings" directly onto the plaster walls of his country house, the Quinta del Sordo, between 1820 and 1823. These psychologically brooding images were not intended for public display; they were later removed from the walls, transferred to canvas, and are now held in the collection of the Museo del Prado.12