The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
The Proverbs: Two Heads are Better than One or Poor Folly
1816–1823 (printed c. 1863)
(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Catalogue raisonné: Harris 258; Perez Sanchez and Gallego p. 186 no. 11
Location: not on view
Description
The Proverbs are a group of 22 prints that are among the most powerful, original, and enigmatic of Goya's etchings. Although many of the scenes can be identified with proverbs, it is hard to judge the political, religious, or social connotations of these works. Many of the prints represent carnival themes, which Goya may have used as an allegory to express ideas concerning the state of Spain and his personal life.- Cleveland Museum of Art, “The Cleveland Museum of Art Acquires Major Works,” March 18, 1996, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
- From Rembrandt to Rauschenberg: Recently Acquired Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17-November 26, 2000).Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; September 17 - November 26, 2000. "From Rembrandt to Rauschenberg: Recently Acquired Prints."
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1996.7