About this artwork
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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Currently Off View
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
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Title
- A Way of Flying, from Disparates, published as plate 13 in Los Proverbios (Proverbs)
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Origin
- Spain
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Date
- Made 1815–1817
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Medium
- Etching and aquatint in brown-black on ivory wove paper
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Dimensions
- 218 × 325 mm (image); 245 × 354 mm (plate); 331 × 497 mm (sheet)
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Credit Line
- The Charles Deering Collection
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Reference Number
- 1927.3322
Extended information about this artwork
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