A Way of Flying, from Disparates, published as plate 13 in Los Proverbios (Proverbs)

Prints and Drawings

1815–17, published 1864

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828)
published by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando (Spanish, founded 1744)

Near the end of his life, Francisco de Goya created a satirical series of etchings published as Los proverbios (Proverbs). The series was also known as Los disparates, meaning “nonsense” or “follies.” Although Goya often used flying as a symbol of man’s evil and vanity, this group of prints contains some of his most mysterious and complex imagery, which he intentionally left open to many interpretations.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Title: A Way of Flying, from Disparates, published as plate 13 in Los Proverbios (Proverbs)
Place: Spain (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1815–1817
Medium: Etching and aquatint in brown-black on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Image: 21.8 × 32.5 cm (8 5/8 × 12 13/16 in.); Plate: 24.5 × 35.4 cm (9 11/16 × 13 15/16 in.); Sheet: 33.1 × 49.7 cm (13 1/16 × 19 5/8 in.)
Credit Line: The Charles Deering Collection
Reference Number: 1927.3322
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