Art Institute of Chicago
The Beds of Death, plate 62 from The Disasters of War
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
- Date
- 1812/15, published 1863
- Medium
- Etching, lavis, drypoint, burin and burnishing on ivory wove paper with gilt edges
- Culture
- Spain
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Despair and helplessness are symbolized by the central figure in this image, who mourns the dead and shrouded victims littering the enclosure.
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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