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Maker(s):Goya y Lucientes, Francisco José de
Culture:Spanish (1746 - 1828)
Title:Devota profesión. (Devout profession), Plate 70 from Los Caprichos (Caprices)
Date Made:1799
Type:Print
Materials:etching, aquatint and drypoint printed in black on laid paper
Place Made:Spain
Measurements:sheet: 30.1625 cm x 20.955 cm; 11 7/8 in x 8 1/4 in; plate: 20.955 cm x 16.51 cm; 8 1/4 in x 6 1/2 in; image: 18.7325 cm x 12.7 cm; 7 3/8 in x 5 in
Accession Number:  SC 1964.34.70
Credit Line:Purchased with the gift of Albert H. Gordon
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
Spanish satirical print; satire; fantastic imagery; nightmare; witches; strange creatures of the night; Spanish popular culture; witchcraft; male figure with pointed ears sits on the shoulders of a part-man part-donkey while reads from a book held by two male figures with donkey's ears wearing clerical robes and conical hats sit on a large eagle; beneath the eagle are two human heads

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