Esto es lo verdadero (This Is the Truth)

1810/1820

Francisco Goya

Associated Names
Francisco Goya

Artist, Spanish, 1746 - 1828

This is a drawing of two figures embracing in a glowing light with a basket of objects and a creature nearby. The drawing shows a scene where a figure with long hair leans on an axe, looking toward another figure dressed in elaborate clothing, both surrounded by an aura of radiating light. Nearby, a creature resembling a small bear or large dog explores a basket filled with items. The scene is set against a backdrop of dense foliage, with intricate detailing and cross-hatching. The radiating lines of light intensify the focus on the central figures, giving a dramatic quality to the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, drypoint, burin and burnisher in umber on laid paper [trial proof printed posthumously by Lefort and/or in the Calcografia c.1870)

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.62

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harris 1964, no. 202, State II(1) (trial proof/posthumous)

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1964

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

1997

  • Richler, Martha. National Gallery of Art, Washington: A World of Art. London, 1997: 118-119, fig. 17.

Watermarks

grapes

Wikidata ID

Q65223777

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