Focus on this artwork and discuss the Media Portrayals.
The film Goya en Burdeos (1999) explores the painter's relationship with the Duchess. 
The film won Pierre-Louis Thévenet the Goya Award for Best Art Direction at the 14th Goya Awards.
It references various works by Goya. There is a scene in which the Duchess, played by Maribel Verdú, is painted in a pose reminiscent of the Black Duchess, her costume featuring a black mantilla. In another scene, she appears nude in a pose reminiscent of La maja desnuda. While a number of people, including Carlos Saura the film's director and writer, have made the assumption that the Goya and the Duchess were lovers, the opinion that she was the model for La maja desnuda is a minority one. An alternative candidate is Pepita Tudó who was portrayed by Penélope Cruz in another 1999 film Volavérunt.
Penélope Cruz 14th Goya Awards mantilla Volavérunt Maribel Verdú Pepita Tudó La maja desnuda Pierre-Louis Thévenet maja Goya Awards Goya Award for Best Art Direction Carlos Saura