- Cronología
- Ca. 1815 - 1824
- Ubicación
- The Prado National Museum. Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Dimensiones
- 238 x 325 mm
- Técnica y soporte
- Reconocimiento de la autoría de Goya
- Documented work
- Titular
- El Prado National Museum
- Ficha: realización/revisión
- 22 Aug 2021 / 26 May 2023
- Inventario
- D4289
16 (in composite pencil, lower left)
MP Inventory DRAWINGS no. 203 (stamped. Reverse, upper right-hand corner)
[n]o grabada? (in pencil. Reverse, upper left corner, upper left)
15 // 203 (in pencil. Reverse)
Watermark: "MANUEL SERRA" (left half)
The drawing was inherited in 1828 by Javier Goya, the painter's son, and in 1854 by Mariano Goya y Goicoechea, the artist's grandson. It was subsequently owned by Valentín Carderera (ca. 1861) and Mariano Carderera (ca. 1880). In 1886 it was acquired from Mariano Carderera by the Directorate General of Public Instruction and was assigned to the Prado Museum, where it entered on 12 November 1886.
Preparatory drawing for Clear folly. There is hardly any overlap with the print, except for the figure with his arms raised holding a heavy curtain that occupies the entire upper part of the composition. The rest is nothing more than a jumble of indecipherable red stains that give the impression of a crowd. Everything is throbbing and confused, but the chiaroscuro effect achieved with quick, casual strokes is evident.
It is a very first sketch whose brushstrokes will become defined shapes on the plate.
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Los dibujos de GoyaMuseo Provincial de ZaragozaZaragoza1978exhibition organized by Museo Provincial de Zaragoza, Ministerio de Cultura and Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza, exhibition guide written by Miguel Beltrán Lloris and Micaela Pérez Sáenz. October 1978cat. 123
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Goya. Das Zeitalter der Revolucionen. Kunst um 1800 (1980 – 1981)Hamburger KunsthalleHamburg1980cat. 246
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Madrid1999
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GoyaGalleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica di Palazzo BarberiniRoma2000consultant editors Lorenza Mochi Onori and Claudio Strinati. From March 18th to June 18th 2000
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París2001
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Goya: Luces y Sombras. Obras Maestras del Museo del PradoThe National Museum of Western ArtTokyo2011
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Goya luces y sombrasCaixaForumBarcelona2012consultant editors José Manuel Matilla and Manuela B. Marqués. From March 16th to June 24th 2012cat. 76
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BarcelonaInstituto Amatller de Arte Hispánico1951pp. 65-67
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Los dibujos de Goya, 2 vols.MadridAmigos del Museo del Prado1954cat. 398
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Vie et ouvre de Francisco de GoyaParísOffice du livre1970p. 326, cat. 1594
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Dibujos de Goya, 2 volsBarcelonaNoguer1975pp. 452-453, cat. 300
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Goya, dibujosMadridSilex1980pp. 210-211, cat. 80
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Roma Edizioni de Luca2000pp. 138-139, cat. 47
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MadridMuseo Nacional y Ediciones El Viso2008pp. 488-489, cat. 182
