'It is better to be lazy', 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya

'It is better to be lazy', 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya

1-275-495 - Art Media/Heritage Images

'It is better to be lazy', 1799. Plate 73 of 'Los caprichos'. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain. The series is evidence of the artist's political liberalism and revulsion towards ignorance and intellectual oppression.


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Creator
  1. Francisco Goya, attributed to: Spanish: Artist, painter and printmaker

Medium
  1. Etching

Picture Type
  1. Caricature

Category Hierarchy

Artistic Representations Caricatures

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Society & Culture Wealth & Poverty


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3434x5092
File Size : 51,229kb


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  1. 0510003450
  1. 1-275-495
  1. 1275495

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