News: Save Goya’s Hill

The fight to save the hill depicted in Francisco de Goya’s painting La Pradera de San Isidro is on in Madrid. The hill known as San Francisco cornisa is a green ridge from which Goya painted the Madrid skyline, depicted in the painting, as seen in 1788.
 
Last year, Madrid’s city hall granted the Catholic Church permission to build an expansive complex of buildings on the hill but since then environmentalist have fought to save not only a beautiful green space but also a piece of history. The high court of Spain agrees saying that the plan violates land-use laws for historic properties. The Deputy mayor has vowed to appeal the courts decision, leaving the fate of Goya’s hill in limbo.
 
You can see Goya’s masterpiece La Pradera de San Isidro at The Prado Museum in Madrid.
 
Museo del Prado
Calle de Ruiz de Alarcón, -23, 28014 Madrid, Spain

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