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.
Statements (53)
| 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
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satire → social criticism → |
| hasPlate |
Francisco Goya
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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
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folly of the aristocracy → hypocrisy of the clergy → irrationality → |
| historicalContext | late 18th-century Spain → |
| influenced |
19th-century caricature
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modern satirical printmaking → |
| inspiredBy |
Enlightenment ideas
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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
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aristocracy → clergy → corruption → ignorance → superstition → |
| technique |
aquatint
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burin → drypoint → etching → |
| titleLanguage | Spanish → |
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