Friar Pedro Binds El Maragato — Goya Tapestry Blanket

Painted around 1806, this small panel by Francisco de Goya (1746–1828) tells part of a real, sensational story: the notorious bandit El Maragato, who had taken a friar and other travelers hostage, was outsmarted, shot and finally bound with rope by Friar Pedro de Zaldivia. Goya turned the popular tale — celebrated in songs and prints across Spain — into a series of six small, lively paintings made largely for his own pleasure. This scene is now held at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Jacquard-woven in soft, durable cotton — a warm, fully reversible throw for the sofa, bed or reading chair.