Disparate General (General Folly)
Francisco Goya Y Lucientes 1746 - 1828
Summary
A man in clerical clothes can be seen to the centre. He is kneeling and has his arms outstretched towards a masqued figure at the right, who carries cats on a lace cloth. In the shadowy background there is a heap of bodies. A small figure in a hat can be spotted in the shadows to the left.
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 General (General Folly)
Creators Name
Date Created
1864
Dimensions
plate mark: 24cm x 35.2cm
support: 30.3cm x 41.8cm
accession number
1984.10
Collection Group
Place of creation
Madrid
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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