And they are like wild beasts
Artist
Francisco de Goya
(Spanish, 1746 - 1828)
Titles
- Plate 5 from The Disasters of War
- Y son fieras
Date1810-1863
Mediumetching, burnished aquatint, drypoint
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. (24.8 x 33.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert and Karen Hoehn
CultureSpanish
PortfolioLos desastres de la guerra, first edition by Tomas Harris, March 1863
Catalogue raisonnéHarris 121.III.1b (first edition, with letters, before correction); Blas & Matilla 2000, cat.no.1.
Object numberPC1999.01.05
ClassificationsPrint Collection
DescriptionFaceless soldiers murder and fight common women with guns. Some women carry knives, babies, and rocks. Victims are piled and fighting continues around them.This record has been reviewed by University Galleries staff but may be incomplete or contain errors. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For any inquiries about the information listed, please email galleries@sandiego.edu.
1938 reprinted 1971
Between 1624-1630
ca. 1810-1820 (published 1863)
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