Spanish school; beginning of the 20th century.

Spanish school; beginning of the 20th century.
"Juana la Loca".
Oil on canvas.
It has slight flaws in the frame.
Measurements: 70 x 100 cm; 78 x 107 cm (frame).
This work follows the model of the 1877 painting by Francisco Pradilla entitled "Juana la Loca", currently in the collection of the Prado Museum in Madrid (P004584). According to the words of the Museum, the painting was "Painted in Rome as the third shipment of pensioner of the Academy of Spain, its public exhibition in the Eternal City in May 1877 did nothing more than prologue the overflowing success that the painting would obtain later".
This painting was probably made by one of the copyists of the Prado. In its rooms, traditionally a multitude of future artists have had the opportunity to learn, thanks to the copying of the works of the great masters. Despite being a very common practice during the nineteenth century and early twentieth century, today the Prado Museum is the only museum in the capital that admits copyists in a reduced way so that they can not interrupt the transit of visitors.