Reniego al Amigo que Cubre con las Alas y Muerde con el Pico (Renounce the friend who covers you with his wings and bites you with his beak), c. 1820 (printed 1864)
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientesexpand_more
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The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund, 1968expand_more P.68.387
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Francisco Goya was a prolific yet mysterious printmaker. This plate comes from a series of dreamlike images first published 36 years after his death under the title Los Proverbios (The Proverbs). Goya apparently never assigned a title to the series or to any of the individual plates.
The dreams often veer into the realm of nightmarish fantasies. This image recalls a proverb that warns, “Renounce the friend who covers you with his wings and bites you with his beak.”
Details
- Title
- Reniego al Amigo que Cubre con las Alas y Muerde con el Pico (Renounce the friend who covers you with his wings and bites you with his beak)
- Artist Life
- 1746–1828
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.68.387
- Catalogue Raisonne
- H.252.III.1 L.D. 2002-219
- Curator Approved
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