The Horrors of War:  That's Tough!

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Horrors of War: That's Tough!

Francisco de GoyaLinkedCulture matchlcp-dc200867e871

Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
etching and aquatint
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund
Type of artwork
Print
Department
Prints

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creation_date
c. 1810–20

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Beneath this print, Goya scratched the words "Fuerte cosa es," meaning "That's tough," and the sarcasm still cuts more than two centuries later. In this etching and aquatint from around 1810 to 1820, a soldier raises a weapon over a crouching, helpless figure while bound victims press against a dark tangle of trees, the heavy aquatint shadow making the scene feel almost suffocating. Goya considered these images too brutal to publish, and they were not released until 1863, thirty-five years after his death.

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A man in a turban and loose clothing is being attacked by another figure in a dark, chaotic scene.

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Object ID
104423
Object Type
Print
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator
Francisco de Goya
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture
Spain
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
etching and aquatint
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department
Prints
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags
  • Latine and Hispanic Artists
  • male
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Date
c. 1810–20
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1810
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1820
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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The Horrors of War: That's Tough!

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