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Francisco de Goya — The Proverbs:  A Way of Flying

Francisco de Goya

The Proverbs: A Way of Flying

1864

Fantastical scene of figures attempting flight reflects Goya's fascination with humanity's impossible dreams and delusions, rendered in his distinctive etching and aquatint technique.

Medium
etching and aquatint

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Francisco de Goya, The Proverbs: A Way of Flying, 1864

Fantastical scene of figures attempting flight reflects Goya's fascination with humanity's impossible dreams and delusions, rendered in his distinctive etching and aquatint technique.

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

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Dark, Monochrome, Mysterious, Surreal, Figures, Baroque, Allegorical, Etching and Aquatint, Nightmarish, Spanish

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