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Fool’s Folly, from Disparates
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)LinkedCulture matchlcp-996a1e74ef53
- Date
- 1816–19, published 1877
- Medium
- Etching and burnished aquatint in black on Japanese paper
- Culture
- Spain
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 27159
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
In this ludicrous vision, bulls tumble effortlessly in the air, completely unfazed by the fact that they are bobbing like balloons. This print is from an enigmatic series that Goya began in his late 70s but never finished before moving to France. Titled Disparates , which roughly translates to nonsense, absurdity, or fantasy, the series would have included at least 25 images, but only 22 plates are known to exist. Fool’s Folly is one of four plates that were separated from the 18 printed posthumously by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. It was not printed until almost 50 years after Goya’s death.
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- Credit line
- Charles Deering Print Sale Fund
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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