Art Institute of Chicago
Strange Devotion!, plate 66 from The Disasters of War
Francisco José de Goya y LucientesLinkedCulture matchlcp-996a1e74ef53
- Date
- 1815/20, published 1863
- Medium
- Etching and burnished aquatint or lavis on ivory wove paper with gilt edges
- Culture
- Spain
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 124919
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
By depicting a skeleton in a glass coffin, possibly a reference to the Snow White fairy tale, Goya questioned the continued relevance of relics in the Roman Catholic faith. While the bowed heads of onlookers suggest that the box contains the body of an important saint, the donkey carrying it is one of Goya’s favorite embodiments of folly, underscoring the artist’s satirical intent.
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- Credit line
- Gift of J. C. Cebrian
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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