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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...
Bien Tirada esta (It is Nicely Stretched)
983016 Goya, Francisco Bien Tirada esta (It is Nicely Stretched) c. 1799 D. 54 8 5/8" x 5 15/16" 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 il...
Tampoco
165186 Goya, Francisco Tampoco (Nor [do these] either) 1810-1820 Delteil 129; Harris 130 5 7/8'' x 8 1/4'' Etching and burin on wove paper. Plate 10 from the 80-piece series, ``Los Desastres de la Guerra'' (The Disasters of War). From the third edition limited to 100. Printed in the Calcografia for the Real Academia in 1903.
No Saben el Camino
352085 Goya, Francisco No Saben el Camino (They Do Not Know the Way) c. 1810-1820 D. 189; H. 190 7'' x 8 3/4'' Etching, drypoint, burin and burnisher on laid paper. Plate 70 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)...
No se Puede Mirar
909376 Goya, Francisco No se Puede Mirar (One Can't Look) c. 1810-1820 D. 145; H. 146 5 7/8'' x 8 1/4'' Etching, burnished lavis, drypoint and burin on laid paper. Signed in the plate lower left. Plate 26 (with '6' in reverse) 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, d...
Nadie nos ha visto
912796 Goya, Francisco Nadie Nos ha Visto (No One has Seen Us) c. 1799 H. 114; D. 116 8 5/8'' x 6'' Etching, burnished aquatint, and burin on yellowish laid paper. Plate 79 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...
Que alboroto es este?
915214 Goya, Francisco Que Alboroto es Este? (What is the Hubbub?) c. 1810-1820 D. 184; H. 185 7'' x 8 5/8'' Etching, burnished aquatint and/or lavis, burin and burnisher on Imperial Japan paper. Plate 65 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...
Con Razon o Sin Ella
375449 Goya, Francisco Con Razon o Sin Ella (Rightly or Wrongly) D. 121; H. 122 c. 1810-1820 6 1/8" x 8 1/4" Etching, lavis, drypoint, burin and burnisher on laid paper with the castle watermark of Joseph Guarro. Plate 2 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 Sp...
Y son fieras
382183 Goya, Francisco Y Son Fieras (And They are Like Wild Beasts) c. 1810-1820 D. 124; H. 125 6 3/16'' x 8 3/16'' Etching, drypoint and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 5 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 vari...
Por que fue Sensible
384231 Goya, Francisco Por que Fue Sensible (Because She was Susceptable) c. 1799 H. 67; D. 69 8 3/4'' x 6'' Aquatint on wove paper. Plate 32 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 reprod...
Tu que no puedes
906926 Goya, Francisco Tu Que no Puedes (Thou Who Cannot) c. 1799 H. 77; D. 79 8 5/8'' x 6 1/8'' Etching and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 42 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 reproductive etc...
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...
La Filiacion
912774 Goya, Francisco La Filiacion (The Filiation) c. 1799 H. 92; D. 94 8 5/8'' x 6'' Etching and aquatint on yellowish laid paper. Plate 57 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 the father of modern art. G...
De que sirve una taza?
349668 Goya, Francisco De Que Sirve Una Taza? (What is the Use of a Cup?) C. 1810-1820 D. 178; H. 179 6 1/8'' x 8 1/8'' Etching, burnished aquatint and lavis on laid paper. Plate 59 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 (18...
No se puede saber por que
375482 Goya, Francisco No Se Puede Saber Por Que (One Can't Tell Why) D. 154; H. 155 c. 1810-1820 6 1/8" x 7 7/8" Etching, burnished lavis, drypoint, and burin on laid paper. Plate 35 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 Joseph Bonaparte (1808-18...
Estragos de la Guerra
382195 Goya, Francisco Estragos de la guerra (Ravages of War) c. 1810-1820 D. 149; H. 150 5 5/8'' x 6 3/4'' Etching, drypoint, burin and burnisher on wove paper with a partial watermark. Signed in the plate lower left. Plate 30 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 lette...
Alla va eso
384265 Goya, Francisco Alla va Eso (There it Goes) c. 1799 H. 101; D. 103 8 3/8'' x 6 1/2'' Etching, aquatint, and drypoint on wove paper. Plate 66 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 Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 and 1886. Los Caprichos, collecti...
Hasta la Muerte (Until Death)
983054 Goya, Francisco Hasta la Muerte (Until Death) c. 1799 D. 92 8 1/2" x 6" 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 i...
Algun Partido Saca
339439 Goya, Francisco Algun Partido Saca (He Gets Something Out of It) c. 1810-1820 D. 159; H. 160 7'' x 8 3/4'' Etching, drypoint and burin on laid paper. Plate 40 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). These...
Mucho Hay que Chupar (There is Plenty to Suck)
983044 Goya, Francisco Mucho Hay que Chupar (There is Plenty to Suck) c. 1799 D. 82 8 1/8" x 6" 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 ill...
Ni asi la distingue (Even thus he cannot make her out) Plate 7 from "Los Caprichos"
985886 Goya, Francisco Ni asi la distingue (Even thus he cannot make her out) Plate 7 from "Los Caprichos" c. 1799 H.42, D. 44 7 3/4" x 5 13/16" Etching and aquatint on strong laid paper. From "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the first edition. Printed in warm sepia ink. The first edition of "Los Caprichos" was published in 1799. Approximately 300 sets were printed, of which 30 sets were given to Goya. The first edition has the distinction of being the only edition printed during Goya's...
Estan calientes
375380 Goya, Francisco Estan Calientes (They are Hot) H. 48; D. 50 c. 1799 8 5/8" x 6 1/8" Etching and burnished aquatint on handmade paper with Joseph Guarro watermark of Goya wearing a cap. Plate 13 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the eleventh edition. Edition size limited to 100 examples. Impressions were made in the Escuela Nacional de Artes Graficas for the Seville Exhibition in 1929. Los Caprichos, collection of eighty prints, took Francisco Goya from a reproductive etcher and co...
Aquellos polbos
384222 Goya, Francisco Aquellos Polbos (Those Specks of Dust) c. 1799 H. 58; D. 60 8 3/4'' x 6'' Etching and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 23 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 fro...
Nohubo remedio
396193 Goya, Francisco Nohubo Remedio (There was No Help) c. 1799 H. 59; D. 61 8 11/16'' x 6 1/16'' Etching and aquatint on wove paper. Plate 24 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 rep...
Todos Caeran (Everyone will Fall)
983654 Goya, Francisco Todos Caeran (Everyone will Fall) c. 1799 H. 54, D. 56 8 5/8" x 5 3/4" Etching and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 19 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 s...
Ruega por ella
906915 Goya, Francisco Ruega por Ella (She Prays for Her) c. 1799 H. 66; D. 68 8 1/4'' x 6 1/16'' Etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint, and burin on wove paper. Plate 31 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...
Correccion (Correction)
983680 Goya, Francisco Correccion (Correction) c. 1799 H. 81, D. 83 8 5/8" x 6 0/1" Etching and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 46 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 art. Go...
La que mal Marida Nunca Le Falta que Diga (She Who is Ill Wed Never Misses a Chance to Say so)
985576 Goya, Francisco La que mal Marida Nunca Le Falta que Diga (She Who is Ill Wed Never Misses a Chance to Say so) 1816 S. 208, H. 254 8 9/16" x 12 3/4" Etching, aquatint and drypoint on heavy wove paper. Signed in the plate lower right. Plate 7 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. With an unidentified collector's stamp on the verso (not in Lugt). Th...
Miren que Grabes! (Look how Solemn They Are!) Plate 63 from "Los Caprichos"
991542 Goya, Francisco Miren que Grabes! (Look how Solemn They Are!) Plate 63 from "Los Caprichos" c. 1799 H. 98, D. 100 8 1/2" x 6 3/8" 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. Los Caprichos, collection of eig...
Ensayos
325143 Goya, Francisco Ensayos (Trials) From "Los Caprichos" c. 1799 H. 95; D. 97 8 1/4'' x 6 5/8'' Etching, aquatint, and burin on wove paper. Signed in the plate lower left. Plate 60 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 Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1...
Aun Podran Servir
352039 Goya, Francisco Aun Podran Servir (They Can Still be of Use) c. 1810-1820 D. 143; H. 144 6 1/2'' x 10 1/4'' Etching and burnisher on laid paper. Signed in the plate lower left. Plate 24 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 Bo...
De Que Mal Morira?
906924 Goya, Francisco De que Mal Morira? (Of what Ill will He Die?) c. 1799 H. 75; D. 77 8 5/8'' x 6 1/16'' Etching and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 40 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 repr...
Y Esto Tambien
918735 Goya, Francisco Y Esto Tambien (And this too) c. 1810-1820 D. 164; H. 165 6 5/8'' x 8 1/2'' Etching, aquatint or lavis, drypoint and burin on laid paper. Signed in the plate lower left. Plate 45 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...
Tambien Esto
352058 Goya, Francisco Tambien Esto (This Too) c. 1810-1820 D. 162; H. 163 6 1/8'' x 8 1/4'' Etching and burnished aquatint and burnisher on laid paper. Plate 43 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). These nigh...
Asta Su Abuelo (And so was His Grandfather)
983038 Goya, Francisco Asta Su Abuelo (And so was His Grandfather) c. 1799 D. 76 8 1/2" 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 il...
Francisco Goya y Lucientes, Pintor Plate 1 from "Los Caprichos"
985880 Goya, Francisco Francisco Goya y Lucientes, Pintor Plate 1 from "Los Caprichos" c. 1799 H. 36, D. 38 8 1/2" x 6" Etching, aquatint, drypoint, and burin on strong laid paper. From "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). From the first edition. Printed in warm sepia ink. The first edition of "Los Caprichos" was published in 1799. Approximately 300 sets were printed, of which 30 sets were given to Goya. The first edition has the distinction of being the only edition printed during Goya's lifeti...
Dios la Perdone: y Era su Madre (For Heaven's Sake: and it was Her Mother)
983651 Goya, Francisco Dios la Perdone: y Era su Madre (For Heaven's Sake: and it was Her Mother) C. 1799 H. 51, D. 53 7 7/8" x 5 7/8" Etching and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 16 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 pai...
La filiacion
905556 Goya, Francisco La Filiacion (The Filiation) c. 1799 H. 92; D. 94 8 1/2'' x 6 1/4'' Etching and aquatint on wove paper. Plate 57 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 father of mode...
Le Descanona (She Fleeces Him)
983034 Goya, Francisco Le Descanona (She Fleeces Him) c. 1799 D. 72 8 5/8" x 6" 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...
So el Sayal, Hay al (There is Something Beneath the Sackcloth)
985577 Goya, Francisco So el Sayal, Hay al (There is Something Beneath the Sackcloth) 1816 H. 255, D. 209 8 1/4" x 12 9/16" 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. With an unidentified collector's stamp on the verso (not in Lugt). This cycle is a much more personal series of dreamlike images. It...
Bailando en una Cuerda Floja (Dancing on a Slack Rope) from 'Los Proverbios' (also known as 'Los Disparates')
985705 Goya, Francisco Bailando en una Cuerda Floja (Dancing on a Slack Rope) from 'Los Proverbios' (also known as 'Los Disparates') 1816 H. 267, D. 221 9 1/2" x 14" Etching and burnished aquatint on laid paper. One of four additional plates discovered unprinted in Paris and added to the series "Los Proverbios". Printed by Francois Lienard, Paris and published in 1877 by "L'Art" with the title `Una Reina del Circo' (A One Ring Circus). "Los Disparates" is a much mor...
Nadie Se Conoce (Nobody Knows Himself) from "Los Caprichos"
987550 Goya, Francisco Nadie Se Conoce (Nobody Knows Himself) from "Los Caprichos" c. 1799 H. 41, D. 43 8 3/4" x 6" Etching and burnished aquatint on wove paper. Plate 6 from "Los Caprichos" (The Caprices). Likely from the sixth edition after beveled plate and steel facing. Printed in dark umber ink. Edition size limited to 230 examples. Impressions were made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1890 and 1900. 'Los Caprichos,' a collection of eighty prints, took Francisco G...
Si Amanece, nos Vamos (When Day Breaks We will be Off) Plate 71 from "Los Caprichos"
991550 Goya, Francisco Si Amanece, nos Vamos (When Day Breaks We will be Off) Plate 71 from "Los Caprichos" c. 1799 H. 106, D. 108 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. Los Caprichos, collect...
Madre Infeliz! (Unhappy Mother!)
993743 Goya, Francisco Madre Infeliz! (Unhappy Mother!) c. 1810-1820 H. 170, D. 169 6 1/8" x 8" Etching, burnished aquatint and drypoint on laid paper. Plate 50 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...
Tragala perro
214457 Goya, Francisco Tragala perro (Swallow it, dog) Plate 58 c. 1799 H. 93, D. 95 8 5/8'' x 6'' Etching, burnished aquatint and drypoint on thick, absorbent wove paper. Plate 58 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 were bound to the cover of the top edge. Edition size limited to 210. Impressions were made in the Calcografia for the Real Academia between 1881 a...
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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...
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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.
