Francisco de Goya

A charlatan's charade

Clasificación
A charlatan's charade
Datos Generales
Cronología
Ca. 1820 - 1823
Ubicación
The Prado National Museum. Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Dimensiones
147 x 207 mm
Técnica y soporte
Sanguine on laid paper
Reconocimiento de la autoría de Goya
Undisputed work
Titular
El Prado National Museum
Ficha: realización/revisión
03 Jan 2011 / 25 May 2023
Inventario
(D.4270)
Inscripciones

61 (in the bottom left-hand corner)

Historia

See Sad forebodings of what is to come.

This drawing, like the set of preparatory drawings for the rest of the engravings in the series, was part of the Carderera collection and subsequently passed to the Prado National Museum, where it is now kept.

Análisis artístico

Engraving no. 75 A charlatan's charadeshows some variations with respect to the preparatory drawing. In the centre of the scene is a figure with the face of a bird of prey - possibly a mask - dressed as a high-ranking ecclesiastical official, kneeling with his arms outstretched. Goya has removed the cross on his chest and the sabre in his hand from the engraving, and the figure is smaller in the print. An arch can be seen in the background, while in the print this architectural structure has been eliminated and replaced by various figures behind the bird and observing the scene.

Bibliografía
  • SÁNCHEZ CANTÓN. Francisco Javier
    MadridMuseo del Prado
    1954
    n. 135
  • GASSIER, Pierre y WILSON, Juliet
    Vie et ouvre de Francisco de Goya
    ParísOffice du livre
    1970
    cat. 1125
  • GASSIER, Pierre
    Dibujos de Goya, 2 vols
    BarcelonaNoguer
    1975
    cat. 223
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