The motif of the garrotted man is also found in two prints (34 and 35) in the series ‘Los Desastres de la Guerra’. This is probably Goya’s first secular etching to his own original design. Prior to this the artist had only made prints of religious subjects and reproductions of paintings by Diego Velázquez, the greatest Spanish artist before him.
Specifications
| Title | The garrotted man |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Etching and burin on wove paper |
| Object type |
Print
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 320 mm Width 205 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Graphic artist:
Francisco Goya
|
| Accession number | L 1957/8 (PK) |
| Credits | Purchased with the support of Lucas van Leyden Foundation, 1957 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1957 |
| Creation date | in circa 1778 - 1780 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Prentenkabinet: Goya - Verschrikkingen van de oorlog (2013) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Etching
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | Spain > Southern Europe > Europe |
