Caritas (Charity)
c. 1780, probably printed c. 1920-1930
Medium
etching and drypoint on thin laid paper [second edition impression probably printed circa 1920-1930]
Dimensions
plate: 13.1 x 9.5 cm (5 3/16 x 3 3/4 in.) sheet: 27 x 19.2 cm (10 5/8 x 7 9/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1983.57.1
About the Artist
Francisco Goya
Francisco Goya, born on March 30, 1746, in the small Aragonese village of Fuendetodos, Spain, to a gilder father and a mother from a family claiming minor nobility, displayed artistic promise early. At age 14, he apprenticed under painter José Luzán y Martínez in Zaragoza, honing his skills by copying prints before working independently. After unsuccessful attempts to enter Madrid's Real Academia ...