Que valor! (What Courage!)

published 1863

Francisco Goya

Associated Names
Francisco Goya

Artist, Spanish, 1746 - 1828

This is a drawing of a cannon and fallen figures. The scene shows a cannon in a barren landscape. The cannon's barrel is central with wheels partly visible. Several figures are seen lying on the ground near the cannon. The art style features strong lines and contrasts, typical of etching techniques, giving a somber and dramatic feel. The composition conveys tension and valor, common in historical or wartime themes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, drypoint, engraving, and burnishing

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    page size: 24 × 33 cm (9 7/16 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4716.g

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harris 1964, no. 127, State III (1st ed., b)

  • Series Title

    Los Desastres de la Guerra (The Disasters of War) [plate 7]

Associated Artworks

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Los Desastres de la Guerra (The Disasters of War)

Francisco Goya

1863

Tristes presentimientos de lo que ha acontecer (Sad Forebodings of What Is Going to Happen)

Francisco Goya

1863

Caridad (Charity)

Francisco Goya

1863

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1964

  • Harris, Tomás. Goya: engravings and lithographs. 2 vols. Oxford: Bruno Cassirer, 1964.

2003

  • Hughes, Robert. Goya. New York, 2003: 287-288, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q64956523

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