Where is Mother Going?, plate 65 from Los Caprichos

Where is Mother Going?, plate 65 from Los Caprichos — Francisco Goya. 1797/99.

Medium: Etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 18.1 × 11.9 cm (7 3/16 × 4 11/16 in.); Plate: 20.6 × 16.5 cm (8 1/8 × 6 1/2 in.); Sheet: 30.1 × 20.7 cm (11 7/8 × 8 3/16 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

The Caprices , a series of 88 etchings produced by Goya between 1797 and 1799, forms a critical response to human vices and intolerances of the time. The monsters, which inhabit a familiar 17th-century landscape, are representations of the demons born from religion and power. The cast of miscreants is often depicted committing acts of evil. In this print a naked, plump witch is being carried away by a group of dark and nefarious creatures. Her cat anxiously holds on to a parasol as an owl between a pair of legs implausibly supports the entire misbegotten band.

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