Here Comes the Bogeyman, Plate 3

Cleveland Museum of Art

Here Comes the Bogeyman, Plate 3

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
1799 (printed c. 1855)

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From LinkedCulture

A shrouded giant looms over two terrified children in this etching by Francisco de Goya, plate three from his Los Caprichos series, made in Spain in 1799. The figure's face is completely hidden beneath layers of dark drapery, and the women beside the children gesture frantically toward it, as if summoning the threat themselves. Goya's caption, "Que viene el Coco," meaning "Here comes the bogeyman," turns a common nursery scare into a sharp critique of how fear was used to control people from childhood onward, a message bold enough to draw the attention of the Spanish Inquisition.

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A woman in a dark shawl leans over another woman who is lying on a bed, while a third woman stands beside them.

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Object ID
104475
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
1799 (printed c. 1855)
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1799
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1799
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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Here Comes the Bogeyman, Plate 3

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