When Day Breaks We Will Be Off, Plate 71
Medium
etching and aquatint
Dimensions
image: 17.3 × 12.7 cm · sheet: 32 × 22.4 cm
Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
Accession Number
1956.274
Tags
maleLatine and Hispanic Artists
About this artwork
Francisco de Goya used printmaking to explore subjects that stirred controversy when represented in more public media, such as oil painting. This print belongs to Los Caprichos, a series of enigmatic images that critique the hypocrisy and irrationality the artist observed throughout contemporary Spanish society. Here, a group of witches prepares to fly without broomsticks or sight, suggesting ignorance and obliviousness. The dense and starry sky behind them was created using layers of aquatint—a...