Results for “inquisition”

Person

Francisco de Goya

Spanish master summoned before the Inquisition over 'The Naked Maja', one of the earliest unabashed female nudes in Western art, whose frank sensuality made it a target of religious and moral authorities.

Person

Diego Velázquez

The supreme painter of the Spanish Golden Age, whose work — and the rare nude 'Rokeby Venus' — navigated the vigilant scrutiny of the Spanish Inquisition in a court where sacred and secular imagery were closely policed.