Until Death, Plate 55

Cleveland Museum of Art

Until Death, Plate 55

Francisco de GoyaLinkedCulture matchlcp-dc200867e871

Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
etching, drypoint and aquatint
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund by exchange
Type of artwork
Print
Department
Prints

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creation_date
1799

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An elderly woman primps before a mirror, piling flowers onto her head while the figures behind her can barely contain their laughter. This is Francisco de Goya's Until Death, plate 55 from his Los Caprichos series - an etching, drypoint, and aquatint made in Spain in 1799. Goya used the cover of satire to skewer vanity and self-delusion at a time when the Inquisition was still watching. The result is one of the sharpest, most uncomfortably funny images of the eighteenth century.

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A woman sits at a table, holding a bouquet of flowers, while two others look on.

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Object ID
150462
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, drypoint 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 by exchange
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · 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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Until Death, Plate 55

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