Project Gutenberg 2006-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 119 Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente 1867 1928 Ibáñez, Vicente Blasco Blasco Ibanez, Vicente Keniston, Hayward 1883 Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) Reading ease score: 69.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Janet Blenkinship, and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. "Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda)" by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Mariano Renovales, a celebrated painter grappling with his artistic path, societal expectations, and complex relationships, particularly with his wife, Josephina, who embodies the triumph of womanhood. Set against a backdrop rich in artistic culture and historical references, the novel explores themes of desire, identity, and the struggles of an artist within conformist society. The opening of the novel introduces Renovales as he revisits the Museo del Prado, reflecting on his past and the evolution of his art. He encounters the legacy of great masters such as Velásquez and Goya, which inspires both admiration and self-doubt. As he navigates his memories and current artistic ambitions, we also glimpse his relationships, particularly his connection with Tekli, a fellow artist, and later his wife, Josephina. This beginning sets the stage for a deeper exploration of Renovales' inner conflicts and the role of women in his life and art. The narrative hints at a transformative journey for both Renovales and Josephina, foreshadowing themes of conflict between personal desire and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Madrid (Spain) -- Fiction Widowers -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Husband and wife -- Fiction Painters -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 627622 627568 2024-10-08T10:16:06.437725 2023-09-08T11:25:17.827021 text/html text/html 633120 2014-10-09T14:23:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 262224 2014-10-09T14:24:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 284625 2024-10-08T10:16:13.570701 application/epub+zip 291659 2024-10-08T10:16:07.429687 application/epub+zip 283785 2024-10-08T10:16:06.920728 application/epub+zip 468264 2024-10-08T10:16:18.744628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420235 2024-10-08T10:16:13.009667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412596 2022-09-09T06:19:22.646882 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 589421 589302 2024-10-08T10:16:05.249743 2023-09-08T11:25:16.910028 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 589044 2014-10-09T14:23:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 224019 2014-10-09T14:24:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 589039 2014-10-09T14:23:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 223869 2014-10-09T14:24:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23311 2024-10-08T10:16:18.892632 application/rdf+xml 18970 2024-10-08T10:16:07.007692 image/jpeg 2591 2024-10-08T10:16:06.964692 image/jpeg 261368 2024-10-08T10:16:06.497696 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog es.wikipedia en.wikipedia