A captivating work by Francisco Goya, painted around 1800 during the Romanticism movement, this oil on canvas piece quickly became a subject of intense discussion. The first in a two-painting series the second being The Clothed Maja it stirred controversy for its depiction. It is notably said to be the first painting to visibly show female pubic hair, a detail considered profoundly profane at the time. The identity of the woman who posed remains debated; some art historians suggest she was the mistress of Prime Minister Manuel de Godoy, who commissioned the works, or possibly Goya’s own mistress. Many, however, believe the figure is a composite of several female models. The historical impact is significant, as both paintings were confiscated as obscene by the Spanish Inquisition in 1813. They were later returned to the Academy of Fine Arts in 1936, after Goya's passing. Its notoriety extended into the 1930s when Spain issued postage stamps featuring the image, leading to a unique diplomatic incident where all mail bearing these stamps was denied entry into the United States.