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Curarlos, y a otra

Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de

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Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de

Fuendetodos, Zaragoza (Spain), 1746 - Bordeaux (France), 1828

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Curarlos, y a otra

1810. Red chalk on ivory laid paper. Not on display

Preparatory drawing for Disasters of War, 20, Get them well, and on to the next.

In this series Goya offers a critical and personal vision of the consequences of the Spanish Peninsular War (1808-14) that is remote from the propagandistic images produced by his contemporaries. Through his etchings the artist condemned the irrationality of war and the brutality of both sides, which inevitably resulted in suffering, pain and death. The series’ meaning transcends a visual presentation of a specific conflict and can be considered the first critique of war in general. Disasters of War was the title added by the Real Academia de San Fernando in 1863 for the first edition of these prints, which were not published in Goya’s lifetime.

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Curarlos, y a otra

Black chalk on dark yellow wove paper, 1810

Inventory number: D003969
Author: Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de
Title: Curarlos, y a otra
Date: 1810
Technique: Red chalk
Support: Ivory laid paper
Dimension: Height: 181 mm.; Width: 230 mm.
Series: Desastres de la guerra [dibujo], 20
Provenance: Javier Goya; Mariano Goya; Valentín Carderera; Mariano Carderera; Museo del Prado, 12-11-1886.

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