Little Bulls' Folly, from "The Disparates" (Disparates, Plate D)
ca. 1815–19 (published 1877)
Medium
Etching, aquatint, drypoint
Dimensions
Plate: 9 5/8 × 13 3/4 in. (24.5 × 35 cm) Sheet: 11 5/8 × 17 1/16 in. (29.5 × 43.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
Accession Number
1986.1180.900
Tags
Art Historical Context
Francisco de Goya y Luc, one of Spain's greatest artists, created *Little Bulls' Folly (Disparates, Plate D around 1815–19 as part of his enigmatic series *The Disparates (also called *Los Proverbios These 22 prints, during Goya's lifetime due to his failing health and political turmoil in Spain, were finally released in 1877. Produced in the shadow of the Napoleonic Wars and Goya's own descent into deafness and disillusionment, the series brims with surreal, nightmarish visions satirizing human folly, superstition, and societal madness—fitting for a plate tagged with "bulls," evoking Spain's ...
About the Artist
François Liénard|Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (French|French) · 1813 |1860 –1894 |1890
French, Paris 1813–1894 Paris|