Who created "The world upside down ('El Mundo al Reves')"?

The world upside down ('El Mundo al Reves') was created by Juan Llorens in 1861.

What medium is "The world upside down ('El Mundo al Reves')"?

The world upside down ('El Mundo al Reves') is Wood engraving.

Is "The world upside down ('El Mundo al Reves')" in the public domain?

Yes, The world upside down ('El Mundo al Reves') is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The world upside down ('El Mundo al Reves')

Juan Llorens

1861

Medium

Wood engraving

Dimensions

Sheet: 17 1/4 × 12 1/2 in. (43.8 × 31.7 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Max G. Wildnauer Fund, 1978

Accession Number

1978.643.27(2)

Tags

Human FiguresAnimalsBirdsFishCarriages

Art Historical Context

In the bustling world of 19th-centurymaking, Juan Llorens' *The World Upside Down (El Mundo al Revés)* (1861) captures a delightfully chaotic through the meticulous art of wood engraving. This Spanish artist's sheet-sized print (17¼ × 12½ in.) depicts an inverted universe teeming with human figures, animals, birds, fish, and even carriages tumbling in absurd harmony. Wood engraving, a technique where fine lines are incised into end-grain wood blocks for sharp, detailed reproduction, allowed Llorens to create intricate vignettes ideal for satire and mass dissemination in newspapers or broadshee...

The world upside down ('El Mundo al Reves')

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