Ni Mas Ni Menos (Neither More Or Less)
Francisco Goya Y Lucientes 1746 - 1828
Summary
A donkey is sitting to the left, having its portrait painted by an ape sitting to the right. The portrait is on an easel behind the animals, and shows that the ape has painted the donkey as wearing a wig. The ape holds an artist's palette and brush. The donkey’s neck and head, as well as the palette are the whitest tones in the picture, while the rest is in mid and dark tones.
Display Label
Ni Mas Nu Menos (Neither More Nor Less) published 1799 Francisci de Goya 1746-1828 Etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint and burin Here Goya used three tones of aquatint. The background has been bitten longest in the acid, while two furthur tones are visible on the ass's neck; the lighter shade has had a shorter bite in the acid. The ass's head and monkey's palette are stopped out so no acid has bitten on these areas at all. the monkey's canvas is the darkest area, achieved through the use of etched parallel lines. Purchased 1983.854
Object Name
Ni Mas Ni Menos (Neither More Or Less)
Creators Name
Date Created
1799
Dimensions
plate mark: 21.4cm x 15cm
support: 26.2cm x 19.5cm
accession number
1983.854
Collection Group
Place of creation
Spain
Support
paper
Medium
ink (black)
Credit
Purchased with the assistance of the Bostock Will Trust and the National Art Collections Fund.
Legal
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