Love and Death, Plate 10

Cleveland Museum of Art

Love and Death, Plate 10

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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What if the man who fights a duel for love simply loses? In this 1799 etching and aquatint by Francisco de Goya, a woman strains to hold up a dying man from behind, his head lolling back and his legs giving way, while a sword lies abandoned on the ground beneath them. Plate ten from Los Caprichos, titled El amor y la muerte in Goya's own hand, it turns romantic convention into pure grief. It was among the first times a major European artist used printmaking to satirize his own society rather than glorify it.

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Two figures embrace in a dimly lit, rocky environment.

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Object ID
104483
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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Love and Death, Plate 10

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