Disparate Puntual (Sure Folly)
Francisco Goya Y Lucientes 1746 - 1828
Summary
A woman is standing on the back of a horse, holding a long rein. The horse is stood on a rope that is flat on the ground but pulled up to the back and front. A crowd of people are in the shadowed background, facing the horse and woman but with their eyes closed to the performance.
Display Label
Goya's ‘Follies’ etched 1815-24 Goya’s series of 22 ‘Follies’ were made during years of political upheaval in Spain. The French invasion of 1807, the civil war that followed, and then the return of absolute monarchy in 1823 would leave anyone feeling that they could not risk an unmediated broadcast of their opinions or feelings. Goya did not give these works titles – they are later inventions. This gives you carte blanche to invent your own interpretation of these crowds. Go ahead.
Object Name
Disparate Puntual (Sure Folly)
Creators Name
Date Created
1877
Dimensions
plate mark: 24cm x 35.6cm
support: 28.7cm x 42.9cm
accession number
1983.906
Collection Group
Place of creation
Paris
Support
paper
Medium
ink (black)
Credit
Purchased with the assistance of the Bostock Will Trust and the National Art Collections Fund.
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