This Dust

Photo: Scott Leen

This Dust

late 18th-early 19th century

Francisco José Goya y Lucientes

Spanish, 1746-1828

A disgraced prisoner listens to charges being read by a judge of the Inquisition, the infamous tribunal charged with bashing heresy in Spain. Goya pointedly contrasts the humiliation of the defendant with the varied reactions of the audience.

Print
Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection
44.554
Photo: Scott Leen
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "The Art of Protest" April 27, 2000 - January 21, 2001

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