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Caridad de una muger
365208 Goya, Francisco Caridad de una Muger (A Woman's Charity) c. 1810-1820 D. 168; H. 169 6'' x 8 1/4'' Etching, lavis, burin and burnisher on laid paper. Plate 49 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the second edition, limited to 100 examples, printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1892. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the Disasters of War between 1810 and 1820, during the French occupation of Spain by Joseph Bonaparte (1808...
Mejor es holgar
Goya, Francisco Mejor es holgar (It is Better to be Lazy) c. 1799 H. 108; D. 110 8 9/16" x 6" Etching, burnished aquatint and burin on laid paper. From "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the first edition of approximately 300 examples, published by the artist in Madrid, 1799. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive etcher and court painter to the father of modern art. Goya began sketching Los Caprichos shortly after an illness that began in 1792 and...
El Que no te ama, Burlando te Difama
382242 Goya, Francisco El Que no te ama, Burlando te Difama (He Who does not like Thee will Defame Thee in Jest) 1816 H. 264; D. 218 9 3/4'' x 14'' Etching and burnished aquatint on heavy wove paper. Plate 17 from "Los Proverbios" or "Los Disparates." From the first edition with a printing of 300 examples. Printed in 1864 by the Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando, Madrid. This cycle is a much more personal series of dreamlike images. It was originally published as...
Aguarda Que te Unten
Goya, Francisco Aguarda que te Unten (Wait till you've been Anointed) c.1799 D.104; H.102 7 1/2" x 5 1/4" Etching, burnised aquatint and drypoint on wove paper. Plate 67 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive etcher and court painter to the father of modern art. Goya began sketching Los Caprichos shortly after an illness that began in 1792 and that left him deaf five years later. His physical weakness brought...
Bien tirada esta
146646 Goya, Francisco Bien Tirada Esta (It is Nicely Stretched) c.1799 H.52 8 3/8'' x 6'' Etching and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 17 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the sixth edition limited to 230 impressions. Made in the `Calcografia for the Real Academia' between 1890 and 1900. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive etcher and court painter to the father of modern art. Goya began sketching Los Caprich...
Alegrias Antruejo, Que Mana Seras Ceniza
180731 Goya, Francisco Alegrias Antruejo, Que Mana Seras Ceniza (Rejoice, Carnival, for Tomorrow thou wilt be Ashes) 1816 H. 261, D. 215 8 1/4'' x 12 1/2'' Etching and aquatint on laid paper. Plate 14 from "Los Proverbios" or "Los Disparates". From the seventh edition made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1923. Printed in very rich sepia ink, with the edition size limited to 100 sets. A seventh edition impression with numbers and bevelled plate showing the etching...
MIREN QUE GRABES!
325146 Goya, Francisco Miren que Grabes! (Look how Solemn They Are!) From "Los Caprichos" c. 1799 H. 98; D. 100 8 1/2'' x 6 1/2'' Etching, aquatint, and drypoint on wove paper. Signed in the plate lower left. Plate 63 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fifth edition after bevelled plate and steel facing. Printed in sepia and rich sepia and black ink. Sheets were bound to the cover of the top edge. Edition size limited to 210. Impressions were made in the Calcografi...
So el Sayal, Hay al
382233 Goya, Francisco So el Sayal, Hay al (There is Something Beneath the Sackcloth) 1816 H. 255; D. 209 9 3/4'' x 14'' Etching and burnished aquatint on heavy wove paper. Plate 8 from "Los Proverbios" or "Los Disparates." From the first edition with a printing of 300 examples. Printing in 1864 by the Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando, Madrid. This cycle is a much more personal series of dreamlike images. It was originally published as a set of 18 prints in 1864;...
Dios los Cria y Ellos se Junta
392043 Goya, Francisco Dios los Cria y Ellos se Junta (God Creates Them and They Join Up Together) 1816 H. 265; D. 219 9 5/8'' x 14'' Etching, burnished aquatint and burin on heavy wove paper. Plate 18 from "Los Proverbios" or "Los Disparates." From the first edition with a printing of 300 examples. Printed in 1864 by the Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando, Madrid. This cycle is a much more personal series of dreamlike images. It was originally published as a set o...
La que mal Marida Nunca Le Falta que Diga
180724 Goya, Francisco La que mal Marida Nunca Le Falta que Diga (She Who is Ill Wed Never Misses a Chance to Say So) 1816 H. 254, D. 208 8 1/2'' x 12 3/4'' Etching, aquatint and drypoint on laid paper with Joseph Guarro with Castle watermark. Plate 7 from "Los Proverbios" or "Los Disparates". From the seventh edition made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1923. Printed in very rich sepia ink, with the edition size limited to 100 sets. A seventh edition impression w...
Lo que Puede un Sastre!
228781 Goya, Francisco Lo que Puede un Sastre! (What a tailor can do!) Plate 52 c. 1799 H. 87, D. 89 8 5/8'' x 6'' Etching,burnished aquatint, drypoint and burin on on strong, absorbent wove paper. From "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the third edition, after letters, numbers and corrections, but before bevelled plate and steel facing. Printed in dark umber ink. Harris notes that 'the edition appears to have been very small". Printed in the Calcografia for the Real...
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A Closer Look at Francisco Goya’s ‘Disasters of War’ (Los Desastres de la Guerra)
Haunting, macabre, and poignant, the series of 82 etchings by Spanish artist Francisco Goya known as “The Disasters of War” is a powerful reminder of the inhumane consequences of warfare. The imagery Goya created for this 19th-century series is not pleasant, but this is by design. Instead of heroic depictions of battles, Goya sought to convey the tragic results of violent conflict through his harsh, realistic etchings. This series went on to inspire other artists like Pablo Picasso and the novel...
Behind the Artist: Francisco Goya
Spanish visionary Francisco Goya is considered to be the last Old Master in art history, but not without setting the pace of the Modern era. Goya began his artistic reign in the 18th century as a court painter to Spanish royals, envisioning imperial greatness in paint. As the Spanish Peninsular War erupted in 1808, Goya grew critical of the Spanish and Bourbon monarchies. To express his disgust, the artist reduced the feeble promises of the political elite to their fleshiest and darkest parts. G...
7 Creepy Works from Francisco Goya’s ‘Los Caprichos’ Series
Francisco Goya is one of the most important Spanish artists of the 18th and 19th centuries. He was a satirist, he was a genius, and he also had a definite taste for the macabre. When art lovers describe Goya's later works, in particular, you'll frequently hear the words "unsettling" or "creepy." Goya wasn't afraid to be creepy, especially in his famous “Los Caprichos” series, which he began sketching shortly after becoming ill in 1792. That illness sparked a wave of creativity that led to the de...
Francisco Goya: Los Caprichos at University of Michigan Museum of Art
The University of Michigan Museum of Art recently added to its collections a complete first edition (80 etchings) of Francisco Goya y Lucientes’s (1746–1828) famous set of prints Los Caprichos, which offers cutting social commentary on religion, prostitution, and the professional class.
