The Horrors of War:  May the Cord Break

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Horrors of War: May the Cord Break

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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A robed cleric flings his arms wide above a surging mob, pikes pressing in from both sides and a mass of open mouths pushing forward beneath him. This etching and aquatint by Francisco de Goya, made around 1810 to 1820, is part of his Disasters of War series, a private reckoning with the Napoleonic invasion of Spain. Goya never published it in his lifetime, and the world did not see this indictment of war, religion, and mob violence until 35 years after his death.

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A man in a flowing robe is being pulled by a rope across a crowd.

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Object ID
104470
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: May the Cord Break

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