Sad Old Man Ink Drawing
Sad Forebodings of What is Going to Happen, plate one from The Disasters of War
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- Prints and Drawings
Date:
1814/20, published 1863
Artist:
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Spanish, 1746-1828
About this artwork
The lone figure kneeling in a garden evokes Christ in the garden of Gethsemane before the Crucifixion. Ill-defined chaos swirls in the dark background, as the man's outstretched arms signal his apprehension of and abandonment to the unknown future.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
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Title
- Sad Forebodings of What is Going to Happen, plate one from The Disasters of War
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Origin
- Spain
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Date
- 1814–1820
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Medium
- Etching, burin, drypoint and burnishing on ivory wove paper with gilt edges
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Dimensions
- 147 × 190 mm (image); 175 × 220 mm (plate); 240 × 337 mm (sheet)
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Credit Line
- Gift of J. C. Cebrian
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Reference Number
- 1920.1306
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/79014/manifest.json
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