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Le Géant

by 1818 (possibly 1814–18)
Not on view
Cette rare épreuve de Goya met en scène une mystérieuse créature gargantuesque assise sur le bord de la Terre. C’est l’une de ses œuvres les plus troublantes et les plus obsédantes. Le monstre solitaire, visage tourné vers l’arrière, fouille du regard la nuit à peine éclairée par un mince croissant de lune. Il inspire à la fois pitié et frayeur. Usant d’un procédé de gravure semblable à la mezzotinte, Goya a dégagé des rehauts clairs dans le métal apprêté avec un vernis grené. Le résultat est une image sombre, voire sinistre, proche des « peintures noires » que l’artiste vieillissant allait exécuter sur les murs de sa maison près de Madrid.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Le Géant
  • Artiste: Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes), Espagnol, 1746–1828
  • Date: Avant 1818
  • Technique: Aquatinte, première de deux épreuves
  • Dimensions: 28,5 x 21 cm
  • Crédits: Fonds Harris Brisbane Dick, 1935
  • Accession Number: 35.42
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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