{"product_id":"francisco-de-goya-ensayos-plate-60-los-caprichos-c1900","title":"Francisco de Goya y Lucientes - Ensayos (Trials) - Plate 60 - c1900","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"540\" data-start=\"345\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"459\" data-start=\"441\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnsayos\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"365\" data-start=\"362\"\u003eAuthentic Calcografía Nacional impression of Goya’s \u003cem data-end=\"459\" data-start=\"441\"\u003eEnsayos (Trials)\u003c\/em\u003e, a haunting satire of superstition and cruelty. Etching c. 1878–1900.\u003cbr data-end=\"436\" data-start=\"433\"\u003eEtching, aquatint, drypoint, and burin\u003cbr data-end=\"477\" data-start=\"474\"\u003ePosthumous Calcografía Nacional edition, Madrid, c. 1878–1900 - from Goya’s original copper plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"540\" data-start=\"345\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgalleries.org\/art-and-artists\/113695\"\u003eAquatint\u003c\/a\u003e: The grainy tone has been achieved using a powdered rosin (called aquatint) applied in a fine layer on selected areas of the metal etching plate. The plate is immersed in acid, which bites around the rosin to create a roughened surface. Goya’s use of aquatint is considered the most accomplished by any historical artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"540\" data-start=\"345\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"540\" data-start=\"345\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003e\"Little by little she is making progress. She is already making her first steps and in time she will know as much as her teacher.\" A young witch learns how to torment a human in the presence of her fiendish teacher, a giant ram, and its acolytes, two infernal cats. \u003cbr\u003e (reference \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ucm.academia.edu\/MiguelOrozco%20\"\u003eMiguel Orozco 2021\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1385\" data-start=\"1000\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1022\" data-start=\"1000\"\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1025\" data-start=\"1022\"\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"1042\" data-start=\"1025\"\u003eLos Chinchillas\u003c\/em\u003e belongs to Goya’s 1799 series \u003cem data-end=\"1088\" data-start=\"1073\"\u003eLos Caprichos\u003c\/em\u003e, his Enlightenment-era critique of superstition, greed, and moral decay. Printed here from the original copper plate by the Calcografía Nacional around 1900, this impression preserves the bold linework and haunting tonal contrasts that made \u003cem data-end=\"1341\" data-start=\"1330\"\u003eCaprichos\u003c\/em\u003e a turning point in the history of satire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1409\" data-start=\"1387\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1407\" data-start=\"1387\"\u003eCollector’s Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"1783\" data-start=\"1410\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1498\" data-start=\"1410\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1498\" data-start=\"1412\"\u003eEdition: Late 19th-century Calcografía Nacional restrike from Goya’s original plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1545\" data-start=\"1499\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1545\" data-start=\"1501\"\u003ePaper: Wove ivory stock without watermark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1690\" data-start=\"1546\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1690\" data-start=\"1548\"\u003eRarity: Later impressions from this edition remain desirable for their authentic connection to Goya’s plates and their strong visual impact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2152\" data-start=\"1785\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1803\" data-start=\"1785\"\u003eInterpretation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"1806\" data-start=\"1803\"\u003eA chilling allegory of complacency, \u003cem data-end=\"1859\" data-start=\"1842\"\u003eLos Chinchillas\u003c\/em\u003e transcends its period. Goya’s commentary on the burden of ignorance could easily describe today’s willful blindness to inequality and manipulation of power. His figures stumble beneath invisible weight—much as modern societies still struggle under the pressures of misinformation and greed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lumenrare Antique Prints \u0026 Maps","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57413081301375,"sku":"LR-GOYA-CAP60-1900","price":545.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/8356\/9279\/files\/francisco-de-goya-y-lucientes-ensayos-trials-plate-60-c1900-5153287.jpg?v=1774004472","url":"https:\/\/lumenrare.com\/products\/francisco-de-goya-ensayos-plate-60-los-caprichos-c1900","provider":"Lumenrare Antique Prints \u0026 Maps","version":"1.0","type":"link"}