"Los Proverbios" are among Goya's most ambiguous and enigmatic works. Probably made about 1816, some of the works were inscribed by Goya with titles referring to disparates, or follies. They were not published during his lifetime, probably because of their pointed social commentary. At the time of their publication in 1864, they were titled "Los Proverbios" because the subjects corresponded to commonly known proverbs of the period.
Details
- Artist Name: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828)
- Title: Disparates: Carnival Folly (Disparate de carnabal)
- Date: 1864
- Medium: Etching, burnished aquatint, lavis, drypoint, and burin, before engraved numbers, on wove paper
- Edition: 1st edition
- Dimensions: sheet: 13 x 19 3/4 in. (33.02 x 50.16 cm); plate: 9 5/8 x 13 3/4 in. (24.45 x 34.92 cm)
- Credit Line: Norton Simon Art Foundation
- Accession Number: M.1976.17.14.G
- Copyright: © Norton Simon Art Foundation
Object Information
Norton Simon, gifted 22 December 1976, to;
Norton Simon Art Foundation.
Los Proverbios de Francisco Goya
- Norton Simon Museum, to
- Juliet Wilson-Bareau, Goya in the Norton Simon Museum, 2016, cat. 90 p. 275
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