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They have flown (Volaverunt)

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Artwork Details

They have flown (Volaverunt)
1799
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
etching, aquatint and drypoint on paper
12 x 8 in. (30.48 x 20.32 cm);7 ¼ x 5 in. (18.41 x 12.7 cm);8 3/8 x 5 7/8 in. (21.27 x 14.92 cm);19 x 14 in. (48.26 x 35.56 cm)
Gift of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco, and partial purchase with the funds from the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund
2008/1.152.61

Description

Plate 61
They have flown.
(Volaverunt.)
Etching, aquatint, and drypoint
Gift of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco, and partial purchase with funds from the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund, 2008/1.152.61
Commentary: The group of witches that serves as pedestal for this fashionable lady is put there for ornament rather than for use. There are heads so full of inflammable gas that they need neither balloons nor witches to make them fly.

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