When Day Breaks We Will Be Off, Plate 71

Cleveland Museum of Art

When Day Breaks We Will Be Off, Plate 71

Francisco de GoyaLinkedCulture matchlcp-dc200867e871

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Francisco de Goya used printmaking to explore subjects that stirred controversy when represented in more public media, such as oil painting. This print belongs to Los Caprichos , a series of enigmatic images that critique the hypocrisy and irrationality the artist observed throughout contemporary Spanish society. Here, a group of witches prepares to fly without broomsticks or sight, suggesting ignorance and obliviousness. The dense and starry sky behind them was created using layers of aquatint—a technique that Goya was among the earliest and most expert artists to adopt. Francisco de Goya gave each of the prints in Los Caprichos , including this one, intentionally cryptic titles.

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Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
etching and aquatint
Credit Line
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
Type of artwork
Print
Department
Prints

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creation_date
1799

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These witches are running out of night. In plate 71 of his 1799 series Los Caprichos, Francisco de Goya shows a huddle of grotesque, semi-naked figures clinging to darkness as dawn approaches, one gaunt arm reaching upward while the others slump or leer, oblivious. Goya built the dense, star-scattered sky through layered aquatint, a technique he wielded with rare skill. The print matters because its cryptic title and imagery turned a witch scene into a sharp, lasting critique of willful ignorance in Spanish society.

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A group of people huddled together under a starry night sky.

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Provenance
?-1956: (Erhard Weyhe, New York, sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH) | 1956-: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Object ID
133655
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
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Provenance
?-1956: (Erhard Weyhe, New York, sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH) | 1956-: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Provenance” · copied as is
Date
1799
  • 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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