Nadie se conoce (Nobody Knows Himself)
1799, printed later
Medium
etching and aquatint on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 21.5 × 15.4 cm (8 7/16 × 6 1/16 in.) sheet: 31.9 × 20.9 cm (12 9/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Donald Stone
Accession Number
2022.40.72
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 ...