Revenge on Constable Lampiños; page 86 from the "Images of Spain" Album (F)
The story of revenge depicted here might have been inspired by an episode that occurred in Goya’s hometown of Zaragoza in the mid-eighteenth century, which the artist could have learned about as a child. The composition, organized around a melee of bodies and faces seen from an unusual viewpoint, enhances the main narrative: it emphasizes the singular act of a woman injecting a lethal substance into the victim’s anus while her companions restrain him. Goya left blank the upper part of the sheet so he could include a lengthy explanation, uncommon to drawings from this album.
Artwork Details
- Title: Revenge on Constable Lampiños; page 86 from the "Images of Spain" Album (F)
- Series/Portfolio: Images of Spain Album
- Artist: Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
- Date: ca. 1812–20
- Medium: Brush, brown ink washes, touches of gray ink
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/8 × 5 11/16 in. (20.6 × 14.4 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1935
- Object Number: 35.103.49
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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