The Caprices (Los Caprichos), plates 1-80
An album binding all 80 plates of Goya's satirical print series Los Caprichos; the featured image is plate 67, goblins on a goat. Full commentary ↓
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The Caprices (Los Caprichos), plates 1-80 is a print by Goya (1799) in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
In the pictureOn one page of the album, two goblins sit with a goat between them. The goblin on the left has pointed ears and a bony body and holds a bowl, the goat stands on its hind legs with its arms spread, and the goblin on the right bares its teeth and laughs. Below are the title "Aguarda que te unten" and the number 67.
BackgroundThis entry refers not to a single sheet but to the whole album binding the 80 plates of Los Caprichos into one volume, and the museum has posted plate 67, Wait Till You've Been Anointed, as its featured image. It shows the superstition that witches rub ointment on their bodies before flying. Solving it together with the other Caprichos prints on this site as single sheets lets you see the flow of the series.
Puzzle tipAs a black-and-white print, solve it by shape. Fit the goat's white body and the two goblins' faces first, and frame the edges with the title lettering at the bottom and the paper margin pieces. Separate top from bottom in the gray background by differences in brightness. 24 or 48 pieces is about right.
- Artist
- Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux
- Classification
- Prints
- Medium
- Etching, aquatint, drypoint, and burin
- Credit line
- Gift of M. Knoedler & Co., 1918
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Stories about this work
- Los Caprichos: Goya's Satire in 80 Prints
Goya's print series that etched superstition, hypocrisy and the folly of the night streets in black aquatint. A different side of Goya from his bullfight prints.
