Title

'Riddle of Fear', 1819-1823. Artist: Francisco Goya

Caption

'Riddle of Fear', 1819-1823. Plate 2 of 'Proverbs', published in 1864. The series also known as 'disparates' (absurdities) or 'sueños' (dreams) is seen as symbolic of the absurdity of the human condition, the power of evil, the rule of lies and hypocrisy and the inevitable victory of age, pain and death.

Date

1819

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B93_482

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (3,1Mb) / 16,8in x 11,6in / 5034 x 3471 (300dpi)

Keywords

weather nature exterior standing tree people group wind plant night country power fear Spain Spanish figure profile scale death political location century concept outside nightmare time of day B&W MONOCHROME absurdity caricature shroud 19th century black & white black and white B W allegorical figure nineteenth century Art Media etching caricature Francisco Goya Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes De Goya Francisco De Goya Goya Francisco etching etching caricature