Disorderly Folly, plate seven from The Proverbs

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1815/24, published 1864

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Spanish, 1746-1828

The double-bodied creature in this scene likely represents duplicity; literally two-faced, even its feet point in multiple directions. The distorted group kneeling beside the figure suggests a critique of misguided worship. This print has also been associated with the Spanish proverb “she who is ill wed never misses a chance to say so,” implying the folly of matrimony.

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Artist: Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Title: Disorderly Folly, plate seven from The Proverbs
Place: Spain (Artist's nationality)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1815–1824
Medium: Etching, aquatint and drypoint on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Image: 21.8 × 32.5 cm (8 5/8 × 12 13/16 in.); Plate: 24.5 × 35.5 cm (9 11/16 × 14 in.); Sheet: 33.1 × 49.6 cm (13 1/16 × 19 9/16 in.)
Credit Line: The Charles Deering Collection
Reference Number: 1927.3316
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