Art Institute of Chicago
A Way of Flying, from Disparates, published as plate 13 in Los Proverbios (Proverbs)
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828)
- Date
- 1815–17, published 1864
- Medium
- Etching and aquatint in brown-black on ivory wove paper
- Culture
- Spain
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Near the end of his life, Francisco de Goya created a satirical series of etchings published as Los proverbios ( Proverbs ). The series was also known as Los disparates , meaning “nonsense” or “follies.” Although Goya often used flying as a symbol of man’s evil and vanity, this group of prints contains some of his most mysterious and complex imagery, which he intentionally left open to many interpretations.
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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