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Pretty teacher! (Linda maestra!)

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Artwork Details

Pretty teacher! (Linda maestra!)
1799
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
etching, burinshed aquatint and drypoint on paper
12 in x 8 in (30.48 cm x 20.32 cm);8 1/4 in x 5 3/4 in (20.96 cm x 14.61 cm);7 7/8 in x 4 3/4 in (20 cm x 12.07 cm)
Gift of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco, and partial purchase with the funds from the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund
2008/1.152.68

Description

Plate 68
Pretty teacher!
(Linda maestra!)
Etching, burnished aquatint, and drypoint
Gift of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco, and partial purchase with funds from the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund, 2008/1.152.68
Commentary: The broom is one of the most necessary implements for witches for besides being great sweepers, as the stories tell, they may be able to change the broom into a fast mule and go with it where the Devil cannot reach them.

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