Si quebro el cantaro (Yes He Broke the Pot)
Francisco Goya
1799
Medium
etching, aquatint and drypoint on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 20.7 × 15.1 cm (8 1/8 × 5 15/16 in.) sheet: 30.3 × 19.4 cm (11 15/16 × 7 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.4719
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 ...