Doña Joanna the Mad — Francisco Pradilla y Ortiz

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Artist: Francisco Pradilla y Ortiz
Date: 1877
Location: Museo del Prado
Culture: Spain

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THE ARTIST

Francisco Pradilla y Ortiz

1848–1921 · Spain

Pradilla painted over 1,000 works, winning Spain's Medal of Honor with a haunting portrait of a mad queen dragging her husband's coffin.

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