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Series Title: Los Caprichos

When Day Breaks We Will Be Off, Plate 71

1799

Francisco de Goya

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Culture
Spain
Medium
etching and aquatint
Measurements
Image: 17.3 x 12.7 cm (6 13/16 x 5 in.); Plate: 19.7 x 14.9 cm (7 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.); Sheet: 32 x 22.4 cm (12 5/8 x 8 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1956.274
Catalogue raisonné
Harris 106, 1st. edition, 1799; Perez Sanchez and Gallego p. 77 no. 71
Edition
First Edition
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

Francisco de Goya gave each of the prints in Los Caprichos, including this one, intentionally cryptic titles.

Description

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 technique that Goya was among the earliest and most expert artists to adopt.
A vertically oriented print depicts a group of nude people seated under a dark, star-spotted sky. They have warped, bulging faces, hatches shading muscles. One nude person sits facing others in the group, legs crossed and one hand gesturing behind and up to the sky. A shadow-like shape made by diagonal hashes loosely mimics the position behind. Below, the image reads "Si amanece, nos Vamos."

When Day Breaks We Will Be Off, Plate 71

1799

Francisco de Goya

(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Spain

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