Art Across the Ages, A Selection of Treasured Works
Nationality
Spanish
Artist Dates
1746-1828
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Date of Work
1799
Medium
Etching
Height
9"
Width
7"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection
Status
Stored: R32
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Additional Information
Francisco Goya was an important painter and printmaker, whose work grew out of the Baroque era into Romanticism. Los Caprichos is one of the most compelling series of graphic images in the history of European art. It was Goya’s satirical commentary on the foolishness and superstitions he observed around him in Spanish society. Los Caprichos explores such topics as the Spanish Inquisition, witchcraft, greed, and corruption in scenes depicting monks, aristocrats, procuresses, goblins, and animals behaving like foolish people.
Included in Fables, Insults, and Reverence: The Animals of UND Art Collections Exhibition at the UND Art Collections Gallery in the Empire Arts Center
Condition
Very good