Disparate de Carnaval (Carnival Folly)
Francisco Goya Y Lucientes 1746 - 1828
Summary
Two grotesque figures stand face to face at the centre. Their knees are bent and their hands are held together at the groin. Their heads are almost touching. The figure to the left is wearing a tall conical hat and both of them seem to be masked. There is a figure on stilts in the background to the right and a crowd of people in shadow behind the central figures, where a man wearing clerical clothes can be seen. A cloaked figure stands to the right, facing 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 de Carnaval (Carnival Folly)
Creators Name
Date Created
1864
Dimensions
plate mark: 24cm x 35cm
support: 30.3cm x 42.2cm
accession number
1984.15
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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