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O gigante

by 1818 (possibly 1814–18)
Not on view
Esta rara estampa de uma criatura colossal e misteriosas sentada no extremo da Terra é uma das imagens mais perturbadoras e inquietantes de Goya. O monstro solitário, que olha por cima do ombro para o céu noturno iluminado apenas pela lua minguante, inspira tanto piedade como temor. Em um processo similar ao processo de gravura a mezzotinta, Goya raspou fragmentos do metal anteriormente encrespados com tinta metálica granulada. O resultado foi uma imagem escura e ominosa, semelhante às “pinturas negras” que o artista criou durante os últimos anos de vida nos muros de sua casa perto de Madri.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: O gigante
  • Artista: Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes), espanhol, 1746–1828
  • Data: 1818
  • Meio: Água-tinta, primeiro estado das duas
  • Dimensões: 28,5 x 21 cm
  • Linha de créditos: Fundo Harris Brisbane Dick, 1935
  • Número de acesso: 35.42
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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