'Riddle of Fury', 1819-1823. Artist: Francisco Goya

'Riddle of Fury', 1819-1823. Artist: Francisco Goya

1-275-367 - Art Media/Heritage Images

'Riddle of Fury', 1819-1823. Plate 6 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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People Information

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

Medium
  1. Etching

Picture Type
  1. Caricature

Category Hierarchy

Society & Culture Issues & Causes

Artistic Representations Satires

People Other

Society & Culture Death & Burial


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5067x3447
File Size : 51,170kb


Aliases

  1. 0510003321
  1. 1-275-367
  1. 1275367

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