'Winged Nonsense', 1819-1823. Artist: Francisco Goya

'Winged Nonsense', 1819-1823. Artist: Francisco Goya

1-275-362 - Art Media/Heritage Images

'Winged Nonsense', 1819-1823. Plate 5 of 'Proverbs', published in 1864. The series also known as 'disparates' (absurdities) or 'sueños' (dreams) is seen as symbolic of the absurdity of the human condition, the power of evil, the rule of lies and hypocrisy and the inevitable victory of age, pain and death.


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Creator
  1. Francisco Goya, attributed to: Spanish: Artist, painter and printmaker

Medium
  1. Etching

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5089x3433
File Size : 51,184kb


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  1. 0510003316
  1. 1-275-362
  1. 1275362

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