Maja has been painted by the Spanish painter Francisco de Goya some time between 1797 and 1800. Nobody today know who Maja was or why Goya painted her, but some people believe that she was the mistress of Prime Minister Manuel de Godoy, Duke of Alcudia and others believe she was María del Pilar Teresa Cayetana de Silva y Álvarez de Toledo, 13th Duchess of Alba, with whom Goya is rumored to have been romantically involved with.
La maja desnuda
