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Bravo!, plate 38 from Los Caprichos

A work made of etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1797/99

Artist:

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Spanish, 1746-1828

About this artwork

Francisco de Goya wrote acidic commentary to accompany each print in his series The Caprices. For Bravo! he noted, “If ears were all that were needed to appreciate it, no one could listen more intelligently.” Some critical readings of this work interpret it as a commentary on Manuel de Godoy’s parties thrown for King Charles IV. Godoy came to Charles’s palace in Madrid as a musician and left it as prime minister; his meteoric rise is often attributed to a liaison with Queen Maria Louisa. Bravo! suggests the king was oblivious to this relationship to the point of not recognizing what was in front of him.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Title

Bravo!, plate 38 from Los Caprichos

Place

Spain (Artist's nationality:)

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1797–1799

Medium

Etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 18.5 × 13 cm (7 5/16 × 5 1/8 in.); Plate: 21.6 × 15.1 cm (8 9/16 × 6 in.); Sheet: 30.1 × 20.8 cm (11 7/8 × 8 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1948.110.38

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