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Black and white etching: a standing nude woman holds hands with a winged figure at right, as a seated nude reads a book beside owls and bats in a dark sky.

A winged man grabbing a young naked woman by the hand while another sits reading a book surrounded by owls and bats. Etching by J.M. Martínez Espinosa after F. Goya.

An etching in strong black and white shows a nude woman standing at left, her hand held by a muscular winged figure reclining at right. A seated nude figure bends over an open book in the foreground, while bats and owls fly through a dark, glowing sky.

Artist
Francisco Goya
Date
[1875?]
Medium
Etchings Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2980 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1885.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Figura alada, mujer desnuda y lectora con búhos y murciélagos

Un grabado en fuertes contrastes de blanco y negro muestra a una mujer desnuda de pie a la izquierda, con la mano sujetada por una figura alada y musculosa reclinada a la derecha. Una figura desnuda sentada se inclina sobre un libro abierto en primer plano, mientras murciélagos y búhos vuelan por un cielo oscuro y resplandeciente.

Português: Figura alada, mulher nua e leitora com corujas e morcegos

Uma gravura em forte contraste de preto e branco mostra uma mulher nua de pé à esquerda, com a mão segurada por uma figura alada e musculosa reclinada à direita. Uma figura nua sentada se inclina sobre um livro aberto em primeiro plano, enquanto morcegos e corujas voam por um céu escuro e luminoso.

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