Modo de volar (A Way of Flying)

published 1864

Francisco Goya

Associated Names
Francisco Goya

Artist, Spanish, 1746 - 1828

This drawing depicts various human figures in flight. The main figure is at the center with large, bat-like wings. Surrounding them are several other figures with different styles of wings or flight apparatuses. The background is dark, and the figures stand out against it. The detailed textural lines give a sense of exploration of human flight.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    page size: 32.3 × 46 cm (12 11/16 × 18 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4717.m

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harris 1964, no. 260, State III (1st ed.)

  • Series Title

    Los Proverbios (Disparates) [plate 13]

Associated Artworks

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Los Proverbios (Disparates)

Francisco Goya

1864

Disparate femenino (Feminine Folly)

Francisco Goya

1864

Disparate de miedo (Folly of Fear)

Francisco Goya

1864

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1964

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

Wikidata ID

Q64956699

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