Artwork Details
7-1/2 x 5-3/8 in. (image) 12-1/2 x 8-1/2 in. (sheet) 8-1/2 x 5-15/16 in. (plate)
Accession NumberDaniel P. Erwin Fund, Jacob Metzger Fund, Grace Miller Memorial Fund, Delavan Smith Fund, James V. Sweetser Fund
CopyrightPrints, Drawings, and Photographs
Color PaletteProvenance
Purchased by the John Herron Art Institute, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in 1962.
Gallery Labels
"A sad abuse of early education whereby a child is more afraid of the Bogey-man than his own father, and is terrified by that which does not exist."
-- Goya’s commentary
In Los Caprichos, Goya made excellent use of the newly discovered technique of aquatint to create a shadowy realm between fantasy and reality in which his precisely etched figures pointedly remark on the human condition.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Goya's Los Caprichos
Indianapolis Museum of Art Columbus Gallery
December 15, 1996 - February 26, 1997
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