How They Pluck Her
Datelate 18th-early 19th century
Maker
Francisco José Goya y Lucientes
Spanish, 1746-1828
Label TextIn the "Caprichos," Goya exposed man types of social inequity and corruption. A contemporary commentary explained this scene: "Judges take notaries and constables under their cloaks so they can rob the women of the town with impunity." The feline characteristic of the officials were associated with petty thieves, while the plucked bird represents a prostitute.
Object number44.489
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "The Art of Protest" April 27, 2000 - January 21, 2001
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Francisco Goya and Robert Heinecken: The Risk Of Satire", May 8, 1993 - January 2, 1994 (05/08/1993 - 01/02/1994)Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
MediumPrint
Francisco José Goya y Lucientes
late 18th-early 19th century
Object number: 44.490
Francisco José Goya y Lucientes
late 18th-early 19th century
Object number: 44.475
Francisco José Goya y Lucientes
late 18th-early 19th century
Object number: 44.479
Francisco José Goya y Lucientes
late 18th-early 19th century
Object number: 44.483
Pair/Pair
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