About this artwork
Here the ax pauses before descending upon the begging French soldier. Only the clothing of the adversaries distinguishes between friends and foes. Violence has overtaken both the French and Spanish alike.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
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Title
- The Same, plate three from The Disasters of War
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Place
- Spain (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- 1810–1815
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Medium
- Etching, lavis, drypoint, burin, and burnishing on ivory wove paper with gilt edges
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Dimensions
- Image: 14.6 × 19.9 cm (5 3/4 × 7 7/8 in.); Plate: 16 × 22 cm (6 5/16 × 8 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24 × 33.8 cm (9 1/2 × 13 5/16 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of J. C. Cebrian
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Reference Number
- 1920.1308
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/124842/manifest.json