About this artwork
In this etching a flock of vulturelike creatures—animal-human hybrids— feasts on the body of a moribund victim, symbolizing the consequences of the war for Spain after the restoration of the monarchy.
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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 Consequences, plate 72 from The Disasters of War
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Place
- Spain (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- Made 1815–1820
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Medium
- Etching on ivory wove paper with gilt edges
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Dimensions
- Image: 14.4 × 18.8 cm (5 11/16 × 7 7/16 in.); Plate: 17.5 × 21.5 cm (6 15/16 × 8 1/2 in.); Sheet: 24 × 33.7 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
- 1920.1377
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/124925/manifest.json