Disparate femenino (Feminine Folly)
in or after 1816
Medium
etching, aquatint and (drypoint?) (trial proof printed posthumously circa 1854-1863]
Dimensions
plate: 24.7 x 35.6 cm (9 3/4 x 14 in.) sheet: 30.6 x 46.1 cm (12 1/16 x 18 1/8 in.) image: 21.3 x 32.4 cm (8 3/8 x 12 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1951.10.43
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Francisco Goya · 1746–1828
Francisco Goya, born on March 30, 1746, in the small Aragonese village of Fuendetodos, Spain, to a gilder father and a mother from a family claiming minor nobility, displayed artistic promise early. At age 14, he apprenticed under painter José Luzán y Martínez in Zaragoza, honing his skills by copying prints before working independently. After unsuccessful attempts to enter Madrid's Real Academia ...