Goya Prints: Three Caprichos Nos.9,8,3: Fine Art Prints

Description: The Etchings and Drawings of Francisco Goya Francisco Goya (Spanish,1746-1828) Three Caprichos, Nos. 9, 8, 3 - 1799 Tantalus (Tantalo) - Capricho 9 Actual Size: 9.5 x 7 inches They carried her off! (Que se la llevan) - Capricho 8 Actual Size: 9.5 x 7 inches Here comes the bogeyman (Que viene el coco) - Capricho 3 Actual Size – 9.5 x 7 inches Three Fine Art Reproductions Full Size Reproductions These reproductions are new, individually printed and proofed, superior quality, giclee* process, fine art prints. They are printed on 100% cotton rag acid-free, heavyweight fine art paper with a luxurious textured watercolor paper finish and archival pigment inks to ensure permanence. Created for collectors, they ARE NOT mass produced prints on low quality, inexpensive paper. Los Caprichos (translation: caprices – whims or quirks) The eighty etchings that make up Goya’s most important series of prints, Los Caprichos (1799), have long been recognized as one of the supreme monuments of European art. A believer in the potential power of reason, his works show what happens when reason is trampled underfoot by individual human follies and corrupt social customs. In these works Goya looks at his country, Spain, and memorializes it as a monument to desperation, folly, arrogance, incompetence, and the need that some of his subjects have to try to control the uncontrollable. The eighty prints cover subjects of prostitution, child abuse, witchcraft, numerous superstitions, and satiric critiques of doctors, politicians, and clergy, among others. Nearly half of the imagery concerns itself with witchcraft often in a mocking tone that shows Goya's use of this particular subject was meant to have more than just one single understanding for the viewer. Tantalus (Tantalo) - Capricho 9 Goya comments, "If he were a better lover and less of a bore, she might revive." They carried her off! (Que se la llevaron) - Capricho 8 Goya comments, "A woman who cannot take care of herself belongs to the first man that grabs her. When it is too late, she is surprised that she has been seduced.” Here comes the bogeyman (Que viene el coco) - Capricho 3 Goya comments on "the lamentable state of early education" and condemns those who would "cause a child to fear ... something that does not exist." Francisco Goya (1746-1848) the famous Spanish court painter turned increasingly to drawing as his primary means of artistic expression after 1795. He filled over eight albums of approximately 600 drawings and published four major print cycles of etchings depicting a society in transition. With pitiless observation he captured an unstable and restless Spain – a Spain suffering from religious Inquisition, a corrupt deluded aristocracy, social injustice, violent crime and the atrocities of a guerilla war against Napoleon’s invasion of 1808. Drawn with a pessimistic and cynical yet truthful eye, his subject matter dealt with the realities of everyday life, fables, witchcraft, the church, social injustices and the disasters of war. Goya’s art invented a new type of art; art as visual reportage that virtually anticipated photojournalism and recorded a beleaguered society at the advent of the 19th century. Original Medium Etching, aquatint on paper. Reproductions: Fine Art Paper, Pigment inks Image Sizes: actual sizes: 8.5 x 6 inches– printed on larger paper to allow ample borders for matting and framing About Our Prints The brilliant colors and fine line detail of our reproductions offer the best quality for price performance available online or in shops today. We guarantee that you will be pleased with the superior quality of our prints and encourage you to review our detailed feedback profile comments from past buyers: “Gorgeous, superior quality prints.” “Definitely the best print I have ever bought on Ebay” “Its beautiful! Great addition to my collection.” I invite you to view the other superior quality prints I also have on sale in my eBay Store, Da Vinci Art Prints or by clicking on ‘See other items’ at the top of this listing. Please email me with any questions **the giclee process produces a superior quality, fine art reproduction from a high-resolution digital file of an image. The file is then printed with a high-resolution photo generation printer on a fine art paper. Most artists and working photographers today use the giclee process to produce reproductions of their original artwork and photographs. As with any original art or fine art reproduction, it is recommended that prints are framed and displayed under glass to prevent color fade or shift over the years. Shipping Policy: Combined Shipping Costs on Multiple Print Orders Since I offer multiple Fine Art Reproductions on eBay concurrently, I combine orders to reduce your mailing costs. For multiple print orders please request invoice that will include final shipping and handling charges. US First Class Mail & First Class Mail International

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