Tantalo (Tantalus)
Tantalo (Tantalus)
Tantalo (Tantalus)
Tantalo (Tantalus)

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Tantalo (Tantalus),

1799

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, 1746–1828; born Fuendetodos, Spain; died Bordeaux, France
2006-844

Information

Title
Tantalo (Tantalus)
Dates

1799

Maker
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Medium
Etching and burnished aquatint
Dimensions
plate: 20.5 x 15 cm. (8 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.) sheet: 32 x 22.2 cm. (12 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan Weinstein, Class of 1961, and Nina Weinstein in honor of their children Rachel Weinstein-Abrams, Anna Weinstein, Daniel Weinstein, and Adam Weinstein.
Object Number
2006-844
Place Made

Europe, Spain, Madrid

Inscription
Numbered in plate, upper right: 9. Titled in plate, lower center: Tantalo.
Reference Numbers
Delteil 46; Harris 44
Culture
Spanish, European
Type
aquatints, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
etching (printing process), burnishing (polishing)
Subject
figures (representations), men, tragedy, pyramids (tombs or platforms), women

Tantalo (Tantalus), plate 9 from the first edition of Los Caprichos

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