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RISDM 49-457.tif

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Title Page,

Description

Title

Title Page

Medium

lithograph

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • lithograph

Techniques

  • lithograph

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

21.3 x 21.9 cm (8 3/8 x 8 5/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered: "Los Proverbios / Coleccion de diez y ocho laminas inventadas y grabadas al agua fuerte / por / Don Francisco Goya / Publicala la R.l Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando. / Madrid / 1864"

Identification

Standard Reference Number

Harris 1964, no. 248-265

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

49.457

About

Title Page
Los Proverbios (The Proverbs)

Lettered: "Los Proverbios / Coleccion de diez y ocho laminas inventadas y grabadas al agua fuerte / por / Don Francisco Goya / Publicala la R.l Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando. / Madrid / 1864"

Harris 1964, no. 248-265

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Disparate de Carnabal (Carnival Folly); Alegrias antruejo que mañana serás ceniza (Rejoice, Carnival, for Tomorrow Thou Wilt be Ashes)

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A Way of Flying (Modo de volar) / Where There’s a Will There’s a Way (Donde hay ganas hay maña)

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Disparate de tontos (or toritos) (Fool's Folly or Little Bulls' Folly) / Al toro y al aire darles calle (Make Way for Bulls and Wind) / Lluvia de toros

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La lealtad (Loyalty) / El que no te ama burlando te difama (He Who Does Not Like Thee Will Defame Thee in Jest)

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Disparate ridiculo (Ridiculous Folly) / Andarse por las ramas (To go amongst the branches i .e. to talk through one's hat)

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Disparate furioso (Furious folly) / Hizonos Dios y maravillamos nos (It is amazing and we are made by God)

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Disparate desordenado (Disorderly folly) / La que mal marida nunca le falta que diga (She Who is Ill Wed Never Misses a Chance to Say So)

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A & V Designs

Un enano (A dwarf) / Sebastian de Morra

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Disparate conocido (Well-known folly) / Dos a uno meten la paja en el culo (If Two to One Stuff Your Arse with Straw) / Que guerrero! (What a warrior!)

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Disparate claro (Clear Folly); Sin recomendarse a Dios mi al Diablo (Without commending himself either to God or to the devil...)

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Disparate volante (Flying Folly) / Reniego al amigo que cubre con las alas y muerde con el pico (Renounce the friend who covers you with his wings and bites you with his beak)

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Bobalicón (Simpleton) / Tras el vicio viene el fornicio (After Vice Comes Fornication)

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Sanan cuchilladas más no malas palabras (Wounds heal quicker than hasty words)

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Si Marina bayló tome lo que halló (If Marion Will Dance, Then She Has to Take the Consequences)

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Disparate de bestia (Animal Folly) / Quien se pondrá el cascabel al gato? (Who Will Bell the Cat?) / Otras leyes por el pueblo (Other laws for the people)

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