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Francisco de Goya — The Proverbs

Francisco de Goya

The Proverbs

1864

Representative example from Goya's cryptic Proverbs series, demonstrating his innovative use of etching and aquatint to create psychologically complex imagery.

Medium
etching and aquatint

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Francisco de Goya, The Proverbs, 1864

Representative example from Goya's cryptic Proverbs series, demonstrating his innovative use of etching and aquatint to create psychologically complex imagery.

Medium
etching and aquatint
Year
1864
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Dark, Monochrome, Surreal, Etching, Allegorical, Narrative, 18th Century, Spanish, Satirical, Aquatint

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