Sad Forebodings of What is Going to Happen, plate one from The Disasters of War

Prints and Drawings

1814/20, published 1863

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Spanish, 1746-1828

The lone figure kneeling in a garden evokes Christ in the garden of Gethsemane before the Crucifixion. Ill-defined chaos swirls in the dark background, as the man’s outstretched arms signal his apprehension of and abandonment to the unknown future.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Title: Sad Forebodings of What is Going to Happen, plate one from The Disasters of War
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.: 1814–1820
Medium: Etching, burin, drypoint and burnishing on ivory wove paper with gilt edges
Dimensions: Image: 14.7 × 19 cm (5 13/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Plate: 17.5 × 22 cm (6 15/16 × 8 11/16 in.); Sheet: 24 × 33.7 cm (9 1/2 × 13 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of J. C. Cebrian
Reference Number: 1920.1306
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