Caprichos 43: The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters.
Title |
Caprichos 43: The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters. |
Translated Title |
El sueno de la razon produce monstruos. |
Creator |
Goya, Francisco de (Spanish painter, printmaker, and draftsman, 1746-1828) |
Date |
1798? |
Cultural Context |
Spanish European Western European |
Style/Period |
Romantic (modern European styles ) |
Subject |
Albums Satires (Visual works) Criticism Men Self-portraits Portraits Artists Draftspersons Coats Dreaming Sleeping Nightmares Symbols Animals Ignorance (Knowledge) Cats Wild cats Lynx Owls Birds Bats Monsters Flying Tables Desks Inscriptions |
Description |
Etching and aquatint print from the Los Caprichos (The Caprices) series. |
People Pictured |
Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828 |
Measurements |
8 7/16" x 5 7/8" |
Technique |
Printing (process) Etching (printing process) Aquatint (printing process) Intaglio printing Printmaking |
Inscription |
On side of writing desk: "The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters" in Spanish. |
Work Type |
Prints Etchings Aquatints Intaglio prints Self-portraits Portraits Portrait prints |
Repository |
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York) |
Source |
Kleiner, Fred S., and Christin J. Mamiya. Gardner's Art Through the Ages. 12th ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2005. (fig.28-41, p.830) |
Rights |
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: © Courtesy of the Victoria & Albert Museum/Art Resource, NY; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (gift of M. Knoedler & Co., 1918). |
Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
Format |
image/jpeg |
Digital File Name |
VRC 503-34.jpg |
Rating |
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