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What is the meaning of the Los Caprichos painting?

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What is the meaning of the Los Caprichos painting?
The meaning of the Los Caprichos painting varies from piece to piece, as the work is not actually a single painting but rather a series of 80 prints. Francisco Goya created the aquatint and etching series during the late 18th century. Generally, each print serves as a critique of Spanish society. Some specific themes Goya explored through the series include superstition, hypocrisy and ignorance. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Francisco Goya art.
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La Lealtad - Original Etching - 1875
By Francisco Goya
Located in Roma, IT
La lealtad - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 17 from of...
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1870s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

The Custody is as Barbarous as The Crime, Etching by Francisco de Goya
By Francisco Goya
Located in Long Island City, NY
Francisco de Goya, Spanish (1746 - 1828) - The Custody is as Barbarous as The Crime, Year: circa 1810, Medium: Etching and burin on cream laid paper, Image Size: 3.75 x 3 inches, Si...
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1810s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Soplones - Etching and and Aquatint by Francisco Goya - 1881
By Francisco Goya
Located in Roma, IT
Soplones is a black and White aquatint, drypoint and etching printed in blue-black ink on laid paper from Caprichos realized after Francisco Goya in 1881-1886 . 6th Edition.Very goo...
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1880s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

Tu que no puedes - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1799
By Francisco Goya
Located in Roma, IT
Tu que no puedes from "Los Caprichos" is an original artwork realized by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. The work is an etching and aquat...
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1790s Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

OBSEQUIO á el MAESTRO (‘A gift for the master’)
By Francisco Goya
Located in Santa Monica, CA
FRANCISCO de GOYA y LUCIENTES (1746 -1828) OBSEQUIO á el MAESTRO (‘A gift for the master’) Plate 47 from the 1st edition of Los Caprichos (Blas, ...
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1790s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

El Vergponzoso (The Shamefaced One)
By Francisco Goya
Located in Fairlawn, OH
El Vergponzoso (The Shamefaced One) etching & aquatint, 1799 Unsigned (as are all Goya etchings) From: Los Caprichos, Plate 54 From the First Edition, printed 1799, on laid paper Ref...
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1790s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Aquatint

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