Cleveland Museum of Art
Tale-Bearers--Blasts of Wind, Plate 48
Francisco de GoyaLinkedCulture matchlcp-dc200867e871
- Date
- 1799, printed c. 1855
- Medium
- etching and aquatint
- Culture
- Spain
- Department
- Prints
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 104528
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A winged demon swoops down from a darkened sky, blasting two hunched, grimacing figures with a gust of air while shadowy faces lurk at the edges of the frame. This is plate 48 from Francisco de Goya's Los Caprichos, an etching and aquatint made in 1799 when the Spanish Inquisition still held real power. Goya inscribed the word "Soplones," meaning tale-bearers or informers, at the bottom, turning a nightmarish scene into sharp political satire. It is one of printmaking's most striking examples of art used as open defiance.
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A kneeling figure prays with hands clasped, surrounded by dark, ethereal figures.
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