Where is Mother Going?, plate 65 from Los Caprichos

Discussion

FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

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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