Que pico de Oro!, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, 1797-1798, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Print
Que pico de Oro!, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, 1797-1798, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Prints and Drawingsbinding: mottled calf, gilt tooled with a green panel on spine lettered: CAPRICH DE GOYA; endpapers: contemporary Spanish marbled papersFrancisco Goya’s series Los Caprichos contains layers of meaning that even today challenge the modern viewer. Mia’s copy is a rare presentation proof containing early printings of all eighty images. In the first half, Goya explored themes of superstition, sensuality, greed, and violence with scenes set in Spanish brothels, salons, and prisons. The second half is given over to fantastic images from the artist’s dreams and nightmares. Even though Goya tried to disguise his attacks on Spanish society, he withdrew the set from sale because he had been reported to the Inquisition, a tribunal that ruled with lethal authority.Size: 8 ½ x 6 in. (21.59 x 15.24 cm) (plate)Medium: Etching and aquatinthttps://collections.artsmia.org/art/80363/ -- source link
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