Los Caprichos

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Los Caprichos is a famous series of satirical and darkly imaginative etchings by Francisco Goya that critiques the social and political follies of late 18th-century Spain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artwork series
print series
satirical work
artist Francisco Goya
artMovement Romanticism
collectionHeldAt Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid
surface form: Biblioteca Nacional de España

British Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Prado Museum
completionYear 1799
countryOfOrigin Spain
creator Francisco Goya
dedicatedTo no one (published without dedication)
firstEditionPlace Madrid
genre political criticism
satire
social criticism
hasPlate Francisco Goya
surface form: No. 1 – Francisco Goya y Lucientes, Pintor

No. 2 – El sí pronuncian y la mano alargan al primero que llega
No. 3 – Que viene el coco
No. 4 – El de la rollona
The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters
surface form: No. 43 – El sueño de la razón produce monstruos

No. 5 – Tal para cual
No. 6 – Nadie se conoce
hasTheme abuse of power
folly of the aristocracy
hypocrisy of the clergy
irrationality
historicalContext late 18th-century Spain
influenced 19th-century caricature
modern satirical printmaking
inspiredBy Enlightenment ideas
Spanish Inquisition climate
languageOfTitle Spanish
notableWorkIncluded The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters
numberOfWorks 80
originalMedium paper
originalSaleLocation perfume and liquor shop in Madrid
originalSaleMethod subscription
plateNumberOf 43
publicationYear 1799
publisher Francisco Goya
subjectMatter Spanish society
aristocracy
clergy
corruption
ignorance
superstition
technique aquatint
burin
drypoint
etching
titleLanguage Spanish

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Francisco Goya notableWork Los Caprichos
Rabble relatedWorkSeries Los Caprichos
Against the common good partOf Los Caprichos
this entity surface form: Goya’s graphic works
No. 2 – El sí pronuncian y la mano alargan al primero que llega relatedWorkSeries Los Caprichos
this entity surface form: Los Caprichos plate 1
No. 2 – El sí pronuncian y la mano alargan al primero que llega relatedWorkSeries Los Caprichos
this entity surface form: Los Caprichos plate 3
No. 3 – Que viene el coco series Los Caprichos
No. 3 – Que viene el coco partOf Los Caprichos
No. 4 – El de la rollona series Los Caprichos
No. 4 – El de la rollona partOf Los Caprichos
No. 4 – El de la rollona hasCatalogueGroup Los Caprichos
this entity surface form: Los Caprichos series
No. 5 – Tal para cual partOfSeries Los Caprichos
No. 6 – Nadie se conoce series Los Caprichos
No. 6 – Nadie se conoce publicationContext Los Caprichos
this entity surface form: Los Caprichos was first published in 1799
No. 6 – Nadie se conoce partOfWorkBy Los Caprichos
this entity surface form: Francisco de Goya’s Los Caprichos series
No. 6 – Nadie se conoce relatedWorkSeries Los Caprichos
this entity surface form: Los Caprichos plate 1–80
Capricho No. 43 series Los Caprichos
Capricho No. 43 partOf Los Caprichos