Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828)
published by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando (Spanish, founded 1744)
A Way of Flying, from Disparates, published as plate 13 in Los Proverbios (Proverbs)
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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828)
published by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando (Spanish, founded 1744)1815–17, published 1864
A Way of Flying, from Disparates, published as plate 13 in Los Proverbios (Proverbs)
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828) published by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando (Spanish, founded 1744) →etchingprint
Date
1815–17, published 1864
Medium
Etching and aquatint in brown-black on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 21.8 × 32.5 cm (8 5/8 × 12 13/16 in.); Plate: 24.5 × 35.4 cm (9 11/16 × 13 15/16 in.); Sheet: 33.1 × 49.7 cm (13 1/16 × 19 5/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Charles Deering Collection
Near the end of his life, Francisco de Goya created a satirical series of etchings published as Los proverbios (Proverbs). The series was also known as Los disparates, meaning “nonsense” or “follies.” Although Goya often used flying as a symbol of man’s evil and vanity, this group of prints contains some of his most mysterious and complex imagery, which he intentionally left open to many interpretations.
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