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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...
Tan Barbara la Seguridad como el Delito
382166 Goya, Francisco Tan Barbara la Seguridad como el Delito (The Custody is as Barbarous as the Crime) (also know as 'The Little Prisoner') c. 1815 D. 31; H. 26 4 3/8'' x 3 1/2'' Etching with engraving on laid paper and an "A" watermark. From the first edition, with letters, 'Gazette des Beaux-Arts' bottom left margin and 'Imp. Delatre' bottom right and beveled. Published by the Gazette des Beaux-Arts and printed by Delatre, Paris, 1867. An ex...
Esta no lo es Menos
918757 Goya, Francisco Esta no lo es Menos (This is Not Less So) c. 1810-1820 D. 186; H. 187 7 1/8'' x 8 1/2'' Etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint, burin and burnisher on laid paper. Plate 67 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the third edition of 100 examples, printed in dark sepia and black ink. Made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1903. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the Disasters of War between 1810 and 1820, during the Frenc...
Bien te se Esta
911245 Goya, Francisco Bien te se Esta (It Serves You Right) c. 1810-1820 D. 125; H. 126 5 11/16'' x 8 5/16'' Etching, lavis and burin on laid paper. Signed in the plate lower left. Plate 6 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the first edition, B printing. The first edition was printed in two parts: an A printing with title errors and a B printing with the titles corrected. The entire first edition was limited to 500 examples, printed in the Calcografia...
Que hai que hacer mas?
342199 Goya, Francisco Que Hai Que Hacer Mas? (What more can be Done?) D. 152; H. 153 c. 1810-1820 6 1/4" x 8" Etching, lavis, drypoint, burin and burnisher on handmade paper with the castle watermark of Joseph Guarro and stamp of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts on the verso. Plate 33 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the fifth edition, limited to 100 examples, printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1923. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the...
Muertos Recogidos
382215 Goya, Francisco Muertos Recogidos (Harvest of the Dead) c. 1810-1820 D. 182; H. 183 6 1/16'' x 8 3/16'' Etching and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 63 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the first edition with corrected letters. The first edition was printed in two variations, with the first variation printing with letters before correction and a second variation with the letters corrected. The combined printing of both variations was lim...
La Tauromaquia - Plate 28
243716 Goya, Francisco El Esforzado Rendon Picando un Toro, de Cuya Suertemurio en la Plaza de Madrid (The forceful, Rendon stabs a bull with the pique, from which pass he dies in the ring at Madrid) La Tauromaquia Plate 28 1816 Delteil 251; Harris 231 8 1/4'' x 12 1/4'' Etching, burnished aquatint and burin on heavy laid paper. Printed in reddish umber ink. Signed "Goya" in the plate lower right. With a circular stamp with a portrait of Goya lower right corner. From the fift...
Que Viene el Coco
906887 Goya, Francisco Que Viene el Coco (Here Comes the Bogey-man) From "Los Caprichos" ca. 1799 D. 38; H. 36 8 3/4'' x 6 3/16'' Etching and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 3 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the sixth edition limited to 230 impression. Made in the Calcografia Nacional 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 moder...
Farandula de Charlatanes
918765 Goya, Francisco Farandula de Charlatanes (Charlatan's Show) c. 1810-1820 D. 194; H. 195 7 1/16'' x 8 3/8'' Etching, aquatint or lavis, drypoint and burin on laid paper. Plate 75 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the third edition of 100 examples, printed in dark sepia and black ink. Made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1903. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the Disasters of War between 1810 and 1820, during the French oc...
No hay que dar voces
382212 Goya, Francisco No Hay Que Dar Voces (It's No use Crying Out!) c. 1810-1820 D. 177; H. 178 6'' x 8 1/4'' Etching, burnished aquatint, burin and burnisher on wove paper. Plate 58 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the first edition with corrected letters. The first edition was printed in two variations, with the first variation printing with letters before correction and a second variation with the letters corrected. The combined printing of...
Los Chinchillas (The Chinchillas)
983049 Goya, Francisco Los Chinchillas (The Chinchillas) c. 1799 D. 87 8 1/8" x 5 5/8" Etching, aquatint, drypoint and burin on wove paper. From "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fifth edition, limited to 210 examples. Printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 and 1886. 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...
Estan calientes
905512 Goya, Francisco Estan Calientes (They are Hot) c. 1799 H. 48; D. 50 8 5/8'' x 6 1/8'' Etching and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 13 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fourth edition after bevelled plate. Printed in dark umber ink. Edition size limited to 65. Impressions were made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia around 1878. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive etcher and court painter to the fa...
Caridad de una Muger
909399 Goya, Francisco Caridad de una Muger (A Woman's Charity) c. 1810-1820 D. 168; H. 169 6 1/8'' 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 fourth edition, limited to 275, printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1906. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the Disasters of War between 1810 and 1820, during the French occupation of Spain by Joseph Bonaparte (1808-1813...
Dios los Cria y Ellos se Juntan (God Creates Them and They Join Up Together)
996668 Goya, Francisco Dios los Cria y Ellos se Juntan (God Creates Them and They Join Up Together) 1816 H. 265, D. 219 9 1/2" x 13 7/8" Etching, burnished aquatint and burin on heavy wove paper with a Coat of arms of the Calcografía Nacional 1970 watermark. Plate 18 from "Los Proverbios" or "Los Disparates." From the tenth edition, printed in 1970 at the Calcografía Nacional, Madrid. This cycle is a much more personal series of dreamlike images. It was originally published as a set of 18 prints...
Cruel lastima!
375495 Goya, Francisco Cruel Lastima! (Cruel Tale of Woe!) D. 167; H. 168 c. 1810-1820 6 1/4" x 8" Etching, burnished lavis, burin and burnisher on laid paper with the castle watermark of Joseph Guarro. Plate 48 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the fifth edition, limited to 100 examples, printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1923. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the Disasters of War between 1810 and 1820, during the French occupation of Spain by Jo...
Unas de Gato y Habito de Beato (The Claws of a Cat and the Dress of Devotee)
996662 Goya, Francisco Unas de Gato y Habito de Beato (The Claws of a Cat and the Dress of Devotee) 1816 H. 256, D. 210 9 1/2" x 13 7/8" Etching, burnished aquatint, burin and drypoint on heavy wove paper with a Coat of arms of the Calcografía Nacional 1970 watermark. Plate 9 from "Los Proverbios" or "Los Disparates." From the tenth edition, printed in 1970 at the Calcografía Nacional, Madrid. This cycle is a much more personal series of dreamlike images. It was originally published as a set of...
Porque esconderlos?
912747 Goya, Francisco Porque Esconderlos? (Why Hide Them?) c. 1799 H. 65; D. 67 8 11/16'' x 6 1/16'' Etching and burnished aquatint on yellowish laid paper. Plate 30 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the seventh edition, printed in blue ink. Edition size limited to 110. Impressions were made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1903 and 1905. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive etcher and court painter to th...
Ya no hay tiempo
918709 Goya, Francisco Ya No Hay Tiempo (There isn't Time Now) c. 1810-1820 D. 138; H. 139 6 5/8'' x 9 1/4'' Etching, lavis, drypoint, burin and burnisher on laid paper. Signed in the plate lower left. Plate 19 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the third edition of 100 examples, printed in dark sepia and black ink. Made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1903. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the Disasters of War between 1810 and...
Que se la llevaron!
384207 Goya, Francisco Que se la Llevaron! (So They Carried Her Off!) c. 1799 H. 43; D. 45 8 5/8'' x 6'' Etching and aquatint on wove paper. Plate 8 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fifth edition after bevelled plate and steel facing. Printed in sepia and rich sepia and black ink. Edition size limited to 210. Impressions were made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 and 1886. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a...
Mejor es holgar
396242 Goya, Francisco Mejor es Holgar (It is Better to be Lazy) c. 1799 H. 108; D. 110 8 11/16'' x 6'' Etching, burnished aquatint, and burin on wove paper. Plate 73 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fifth edition after bevelled plate and steel facing. Printed in sepia and rich sepia and black ink. Edition size limited to 210. Impressions were made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 and 1886. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Fra...
La Tauromaquia - Plate 23
905602 Goya, Francisco Mariano Ceballos, Alias en Indio, Mata el Toro Desde su Caballo (Mariano Ceballos, Alias the Indian, Kills the Bull from His Horse) La Tauromaquia Plate 23 1816 D. 246; H. 226 10'' x 14'' Etching, burnished aquatint and burin on Van Gelder Zonen laid paper with cupid on a globe watermark. Printed in sepia. From the fourth edition with bevelled edges, made by Perez Agua in the Calcografia for Ricardo de los Rios in 1905. According to Harris, from an edit...
Mala noche
384235 Goya, Francisco Mala Noche (A Bad Night) c. 1799 H. 71; D. 73 8 5/8'' x 6'' Etching and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 36 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fifth edition after bevelled plate and steel facing. Printed in sepia and rich sepia and black ink. Edition size limited to 210. Impressions were made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 and 1886. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproducti...
Escapan entre las llamas
918731 Goya, Francisco Escapan Entre Las Llamas (They Escape Through the Flames) c. 1810-1820 D. 160; H. 161 6 1/2'' x 9 1/16'' Etching and burin on laid paper. Signed in the plate lower left. Plate 41 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the third edition of 100 examples, printed in dark sepia and black ink. Made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1903. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the Disasters of War between 1810 and 1820, during t...
Ensayos
906944 Goya, Francisco Ensayos (Trials) c. 1799 H. 95; D. 97 8 1/4'' x 6 11/16'' Etching, aquatint, and burin on wove paper. Signed in the plate lower left. Plate 60 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the sixth edition after bevelled plate and steel facing. Printed in dark umber ink. Edition size limited to 230. Impressions were made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1890 and 1900. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a re...
Pobrecitas! (Poor Little Girls!)
983021 Goya, Francisco Pobrecitas! (Poor Little Girls!) c. 1799 D. 59 8 5/8" x 5 7/8" Etching, aquatint, drypoint and burin on wove paper. From "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fifth edition, limited to 210 examples. Printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 and 1886. 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...
Le Descanona (She Fleeces Him) from "Los Caprichos"
983669 Goya, Francisco Le Descanona (She Fleeces Him) from "Los Caprichos" c. 1799 H. 70, D. 72 8 5/8" x 6" Etching and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 35 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). Likely from the sixth edition limited to 230 examples printed in dark umber ink. Printed in the Calcografia Nacional for the Real Academia between 1890 and 1900. Los Caprichos, a collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive etcher and court painter to the father of modern art...
Nadie nos ha visto
905578 Goya, Francisco Nadie Nos ha Visto (No One has Seen Us) c. 1799 H. 114; D. 116 8 5/8'' x 6 1/8'' Etching, burnished aquatint, and burin on wove paper. Plate 79 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fourth edition after bevelled plate. Printed in dark umber ink. Edition size limited to 65. Impressions were made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia around 1878. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive etcher and cour...
Devota Profesion
384269 Goya, Francisco Devota Profesion (Devout Profession) c. 1799 H. 105; D. 107 8 3/8'' x 6 5/8'' Etching, aquatint and drypoint on thick, absorbent wove paper. Plate 70 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fifth edition after bevelled plate and steel facing. Printed in sepia or rich sepia and black ink. Sheets Edition size limited to 210. Impressions were made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 and 1886. Signed ''Goya'' in t...
Si Amanece, nos Vamos (When Day Breaks We will be Off)
983070 Goya, Francisco Si Amanece, nos Vamos (When Day Breaks We will be Off) c. 1799 D. 108 7 7/8" x 5 7/8" Etching, aquatint, drypoint and burin on wove paper. From "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fifth edition, limited to 210 examples. Printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 and 1886. 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...
Correccion (Correction)
983045 Goya, Francisco Correccion (Correction) c. 1799 D. 83 8 3/8" x 5 7/8" Etching, aquatint, drypoint and burin on wove paper. From "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fifth edition, limited to 210 examples. Printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 and 1886. 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...
Que se Rompe la Cuerda (May the Cord Break)
993710 Goya, Francisco Que se Rompe la Cuerda (May the Cord Break) c. 1810-1820 H. 197, D. 196 7 7/8" x 8 1/2" Etching, burnished aquatint or lavis, drypoint and burnisher on wove paper. Plate 77 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the fourth edition, limited to 275 examples. Printed in dark umber to black ink. Printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1906. Numbers were added to the plates at different stages in the course of work. Most of the plates have two en...
No se Puede Mirar
915175 Goya, Francisco No se Puede Mirar (One Can't Look) c. 1810-1820 D. 145; H. 146 5 3/4'' x 8 3/8'' Etching, burnished lavis, drypoint and burin on Imperila Japan paper. Signed in the plate lower left. Plate 26 (with '6' in reverse) from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the seventh edition of 150 examples, printed on three types of paper and varying inks. Made by Ruperez in the Calcografia for the Ministerio de Instruccion Publica in 19...
Tanto y mas
382192 Goya, Francisco Tanto Y Mas (Even Worse) c. 1810-1820 D. 141; H. 142 6 3/8'' x 10'' Etching, lavis and burin on wove paper. Signed and dated in the plate lower left. Plate 22 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the first edition with corrected letters. The first edition was printed in two variations, with the first variation printing with letters before correction and a second variation with the letters corrected. The combined printing of both va...
Reniego al Amigo que Cubre con las Alas y Muerde con el Pico (Renounce the Friend Who Covers You with His Wings and Bites You with His Beak)
999983 Goya, Francisco Reniego al Amigo que Cubre con las Alas y Muerde con el Pico (Renounce the Friend Who Covers You with His Wings and Bites You with His Beak) 1816 H. 252, D. 206 9 5/8" x 14" Etching with aquatint on wove paper with the Coat of Arms of the Calcografia Nacional watermark, 1970. Plate 5 from "Los Proverbios" or "Los Disparates." From after the ninth edition, printed in 1970. "Los Disparates" is Goya's last major project in printmaking and is considered his finest, demons...
Ni Mas ni Menos (Neither More nor Less) from "Los Caprichos"
983675 Goya, Francisco Ni Mas ni Menos (Neither More nor Less) from "Los Caprichos" c. 1799 H. 76, D. 78 7 7/8" x 6" Etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint, and burin on wove paper. Plate 41 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). Likely from the sixth edition limited to 230 examples printed in dark umber ink. Printed in the Calcografia Nacional for the Real Academia between 1890 and 1900. Los Caprichos, a collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive etcher and court painter...
Qué Alboroto es Este? (What is the Hubbub?)
991424 Goya, Francisco Qué Alboroto es Este? (What is the Hubbub?) C. 1810-1820 H. 185, D. 184 7" x 8 1/2" Etching, burnished aquatint and/or lavis, burin and burnisher on laid paper. Plate 65 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the third edition, limited to 100 examples. Printed in inks varying from dark sepia to black. Printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1903. Numbers were added to the plates at different stages in the course of work. Most of the plates h...
Que viene el Coco
989308 Goya, Francisco Que vienne el coco (Here comes the bogey-man) Plate 3 from "Los Caprichos" c. 1799 H. 38, D. 40 8 1/2" x 6" Etching and aquatint on thick wove paper with full margins. From "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fifth edition (of twelve) with the plate beveled. Printed in sepia or very rich sepia and black inks. The edition was limited to approximately 210 sets. Printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 and 1886. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty pr...
Todo Va Revuelto (Everything is Topsy-Turvy)
993735 Goya, Francisco Todo Va Revuelto (Everything is Topsy-Turvy) c. 1810-1820 H. 162, D. 161 6 7/8" x 8 1/2" Etching and burin on laid paper. Plate 42 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the fourth edition, limited to 275 examples. Printed in dark umber to black ink. Printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1906. Numbers were added to the plates at different stages in the course of work. Most of the plates have two engraved numbers: the earlier numbers in the...
Sopla
906953 Goya, Francisco Sopla (Gusts of Wind) c. 1799 H. 104; D. 106 8 1/2'' x 6'' Etching, aquatint, drypoint, and burin on wove paper. Signed in the plate lower left. Plate 69 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the sixth edition after bevelled plate and steel facing. Printed in dark umber ink. Edition size limited to 230. Impressions were made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1890 and 1900. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goy...
Esto es Malo
915195 Goya, Francisco Esto es Malo (This is Bad) c. 1810-1820 D. 165; H. 166 6 1/8'' x 8 1/4'' Etching, burnished aquatint, lavis, drypoint, burin and burnisher on Imperial Japan paper. Plate 46 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the seventh edition of 150 examples, printed on three types of paper and varying inks. Made by Ruperez in the Calcografia for the Ministerio de Instruccion Publica in 1937, during the Spanish Civil War. Goya executed the eigh...
Bien te se Esta
382184 Goya, Francisco Bien te se Esta (It Serves You Right) c. 1810-1820 D. 125; H. 126 5 11/16'' x 8 5/16'' Etching, lavis, and burin on wove paper. Signed in the plate lower left. Plate 6 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the first edition with corrected letters. The first edition was printed in two variations, with the first variation printing with letters before correction and a second variation with the letters corrected. The combined printing o...
Buen Viage (Bon Voyage)
983697 Goya, Francisco Buen Viage (Bon Voyage) c. 1799 H. 99, D. 101 8 9/16" x 6" Etching, burnished aquatint, and burin on wove paper. Plate 64 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). Likely from the sixth edition after bevelled plate and steel facing. Edition size limited to 230. Impressions were 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 a...
Dios la perdone: y era su Madre (For heaven's sake: and it was her mother) Plate 16 from "Los Caprichos"
991495 Goya, Francisco Dios la perdone: y era su Madre (For heaven's sake: and it was her mother) Plate 16 from "Los Caprichos" c. 1799 H. 51, D. 53 7 7/8" x 5 7/8" Etching and aquatint on thick wove paper with full margins. From "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the fifth edition (of twelve) with the plate beveled. Printed in sepia or very rich sepia and black inks. The edition was limited to approximately 210 sets. Printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 and 1886....
Que se la Llevaron! (So They Carried Her Off!)
983643 Goya, Francisco Que se la Llevaron! (So They Carried Her Off!) c. 1799 H. 43, D. 45 8 1/2" x 5 7/8" Etching and aquatint on wove paper. Plate 8 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). Likely from the sixth edition limited to 230 examples printed in dark umber ink. Printed in the Calcografia Nacional for the Real Academia between 1890 and 1900. Los Caprichos, a collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive etcher and court painter to the father of modern art. Goya began...
Y No Hai Remedio
349624 Goya, Francisco Y No Hai Remedio (And There's No Help for It) c. 1810-1820 D. 134; H. 135 5 5/8'' x 6 5/8'' Etching, drypoint, burin and burnisher on laid paper. Plate 15 from "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (Disasters of War). From the fourth edition, limited to 275, printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1906. Goya executed the eighty-two plates for the Disasters of War between 1810 and 1820, during the French occupation of Spain by Joseph Bonaparte (1...
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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 th...
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.
