The central protagonist, a talented painter who achieves fame and enters the royal court. His life is defined by a passionate but destructive relationship with the Duchess of Alba, a sudden hearing loss, and a growing disillusionment with the aristocracy, church, and Inquisition. He ultimately channels his observations of social misery and the 1808 uprising into his art, culminating in his choice of exile.
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