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Francisco de Goya — The Proverbs:  Ridiculous Folly

Francisco de Goya

The Proverbs: Ridiculous Folly

1864

Belonging to Goya's mysterious final print series, the work employs dramatic contrasts of light and shadow to expose the absurdity of human behavior.

Medium
etching and aquatint

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Francisco de Goya, The Proverbs: Ridiculous Folly, 1864

Belonging to Goya's mysterious final print series, the work employs dramatic contrasts of light and shadow to expose the absurdity of human behavior.

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

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Dark, Figures, Political, 19th Century, Etching and Aquatint, Spanish, Satirical

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