Portrait of General José Manuel Romero

Goya employs chiaroscuro against a dark background to highlight the subject’s elaborate clothing, demonstrating his mastery of contrasting light and shadow. The work blends traditional portraiture with emerging modern sensibilities characteristic of Goya’s transitional role in Western art.

Created during a time of significant social and political change in Spain, the portrait reflects Goya’s engagement with the era’s tumult. It is now held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.