“The Maja Nude” by Goya

“The Nude ” by Fransesca Goya is one of the most popular of his paintings ,supposedly of his mistress. The nude has a rare beauty in the setting of the semi-dark bedroom which has accentuated the light falling on her body . At once sensuous and deeply contemplative at the same time ,with no smile on her lips,the woman is beautiful and her figure sprawled on the bed integrates beautifully into the half light,with enough light flooding the bed .