Disparate conocido (Well-Known Folly)
1816
Medium
etching and burnished aquatint [trial proof printed posthumously before 1877]
Dimensions
plate: 24.5 x 35.6 cm (9 5/8 x 14 in.) sheet: 27.1 x 38 cm (10 11/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Benedict
Accession Number
1975.105.4
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Francisco Goya · 1746–1828
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 ...