The Naked Maja (1959)

Synopsis: A melodramatic biographical picture based on the tumultuous life of the Spanish painter and revolutionary, Francisco Goya. The film focuses on his long love affair with the Duchess of Alba, model... A melodramatic biographical picture based on the tumultuous life of the Spanish painter and revolutionary, Francisco Goya. The film focuses on his long love affair with the Duchess of Alba, model for his most famous painting, "The Naked Maja." Within this romantic framework, the major events of Goya's career are recounted -- from his radical break with artistic convention to his persecution by the Inquisition. [More]

Starring: Ava Gardner, Anthony Franciosa, Amedeo Nazzari, Gino Cervi

Starring: Ava Gardner, Anthony Franciosa, Amedeo Nazzari, Gino Cervi, Massimo Serato, Lea Padovani

Director: Henry Koster

Director: Henry Koster

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