Estan Calientes (They Are Hot)

1799

Francisco Goya

Associated Names
Francisco Goya

Artist, Spanish, 1746 - 1828

This is a painting of a group of figures gathered around a table. The scene features several figures in robes, who are engrossed in a meal, as indicated by the plate and spoon in the foreground. The expressions on the figures' faces vary, with one appearing to speak or sing with a wide-open mouth, and another with a sly grin. The colors are muted, with a focus on the contrast between light and dark areas, highlighting the figures' faces and the folds of their robes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint with burnishing on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth B. Benedict

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.5 x 15.4 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.5 x 21.2 cm (12 x 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.60.23

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harris 1964, no. 48, State III

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington; bequest to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, no. 49.

2021

  • Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022.

Bibliography

1964

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

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: no. 49.

2021

  • Hoisington, Rena. Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya. Washington, 2021: 216, fig. 7.

Inscriptions

recto: lower center in plate: Estan calientes.; upper right in plate: 13.; by later hand, lower center in graphite: e[?]; verso: none

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q75122144

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