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How They Pluck Her
How They Pluck Her

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
How Grave They Are
Francisco José Goya y Lucientes
late 18th-early 19th century
Object number: 44.478
She Prays For Her
Francisco José Goya y Lucientes
late 18th-early 19th century
Object number: 44.491
Photo: Scott Leen
Francisco José Goya y Lucientes
late 18th-early 19th century
Object number: 44.542
Not Thus Can He Distinguish Her
Francisco José Goya y Lucientes
late 18th-early 19th century
Object number: 44.490
Photo: Scott Leen
Francisco José Goya y Lucientes
late 18th-early 19th century
Object number: 44.475
Linda Maestra!
Francisco José Goya y Lucientes
late 18th-early 19th century
Object number: 44.476
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Francisco José Goya y Lucientes
late 18th-early 19th century
Object number: 44.477
Where Is Mama Going
Francisco José Goya y Lucientes
late 18th-early 19th century
Object number: 44.479
Poor Little Things
Francisco José Goya y Lucientes
late 18th-early 19th century
Object number: 44.480
And Yet They Do Not Go
Francisco José Goya y Lucientes
late 18th-early 19th century
Object number: 44.483
Ensayos
Francisco José Goya y Lucientes
late 18th-early 19th century
Object number: 44.484
Ascending and Descending
Francisco José Goya y Lucientes
late 18th-early 19th century
Object number: 44.486