They Spruce Themselves Up, Plate 51

Cleveland Museum of Art

They Spruce Themselves Up, Plate 51

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

Three bat-winged demons huddle together in a dark, claustrophobic scene, two of them clutching scissors as they groom one another with unsettling care. This is plate 51 from Francisco de Goya's Los Caprichos, an etching and aquatint made in Spain in 1799 and printed around 1855. A sheep-headed figure lurks in the background, completing the grotesque assembly. Goya's genius here is turning something as ordinary as tidying up into a devastating portrait of self-satisfied vanity, suggesting the most monstrous figures are often the ones most proud of their own refinement.

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A man is being attacked by a large, menacing creature with bat-like wings.

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Object ID
104531
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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They Spruce Themselves Up, Plate 51

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