A man breaking up a fight; page 82 from the "Images of Spain" Album (F)
This belongs to a group of drawings about an abusive figure identified as Constable Lampiños (see35.103.49). The depiction of the protagonist’s aggression accords with Goya’s inscription on the adjacent drawing, which refers to the officer’s maltreatment of prostitutes and students. Goya emphasized the constable’s authority by dividing the composition diagonally into two almost equal halves and effectively separating him from the fighting men. The arrangement of the figures that ascend from bottom right to upper left also amplifies his gesture of whipping with the vara, or staff. The empty space surrounding the figures increases the effect of violence and movement.
Artwork Details
- Title: A man breaking up a fight; page 82 from the "Images of Spain" Album (F)
- Artist: Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
- Date: ca. 1812–20
- Medium: Brush, brown ink washes, touches of black chalk
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8-1/16 x 5-5/8 in. (20.5 x 14.3cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1935
- Object Number: 35.103.45
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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