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.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Los Caprichos canonical | 15 |
| Francisco de Goya’s Los Caprichos series | 1 |
| Goya’s graphic works | 1 |
| Los Caprichos plate 1 | 1 |
| Los Caprichos plate 1–80 | 1 |
| Los Caprichos plate 3 | 1 |
| Los Caprichos series | 1 |
| Los Caprichos was first published in 1799 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Los Caprichos Context triple: [Francisco Goya, notableWork, Los Caprichos]
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The Weeping Woman
The Weeping Woman is a famous 1937 painting by Pablo Picasso that powerfully depicts a grief-stricken female figure in his Cubist style, often interpreted as a symbol of the suffering caused by war.
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Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is a groundbreaking 1907 painting by Pablo Picasso that helped launch Cubism and radically transformed the course of modern art.
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C.
Il trionfo della morte
Il trionfo della morte is a 1894 decadent novel by Italian writer Gabriele D’Annunzio that explores themes of erotic obsession, nihilism, and the allure of death.
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D.
Guernica
Guernica is a town in northern Spain historically known for the devastating 1937 bombing during the Spanish Civil War and for inspiring Pablo Picasso’s famous anti-war painting of the same name.
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The Art of Painting
The Art of Painting is a celebrated 17th-century Dutch genre painting that showcases Johannes Vermeer’s masterful use of light, perspective, and meticulous detail in depicting an artist at work in his studio.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Los Caprichos Target entity description: 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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A.
The Weeping Woman
The Weeping Woman is a famous 1937 painting by Pablo Picasso that powerfully depicts a grief-stricken female figure in his Cubist style, often interpreted as a symbol of the suffering caused by war.
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B.
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is a groundbreaking 1907 painting by Pablo Picasso that helped launch Cubism and radically transformed the course of modern art.
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C.
Il trionfo della morte
Il trionfo della morte is a 1894 decadent novel by Italian writer Gabriele D’Annunzio that explores themes of erotic obsession, nihilism, and the allure of death.
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D.
Guernica
Guernica is a town in northern Spain historically known for the devastating 1937 bombing during the Spanish Civil War and for inspiring Pablo Picasso’s famous anti-war painting of the same name.
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E.
The Art of Painting
The Art of Painting is a celebrated 17th-century Dutch genre painting that showcases Johannes Vermeer’s masterful use of light, perspective, and meticulous detail in depicting an artist at work in his studio.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork series
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print series ⓘ satirical work ⓘ |
| artist | Francisco Goya ⓘ |
| artMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| collectionHeldAt |
Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid
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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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