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Brown etching of a woman in a long dark gown floating with outstretched arms, three crouching figures below her, title Volaverunt beneath.

A young woman flying in the air with a butterfly on her head, surrounded by three crouching figures by her feet. Etching by F. Goya, 1796/1798.

An etching in brown ink shows a woman in a long dark gown flying upward with arms spread wide, an ornate headdress on her head. Three crouching figures with bulky clothing sit beneath her, and the title Volaverunt appears below the plate.

Artist
Francisco Goya
Date
[1796/1798]
Medium
Caricatures Etchings Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2804 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1798.
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: Volaverunt: mujer voladora con mariposa en la cabeza

Un grabado en tinta café muestra a una mujer con un largo vestido oscuro que vuela hacia arriba con los brazos extendidos, con un tocado ornamentado en la cabeza. Tres figuras agachadas con ropa voluminosa se sientan debajo de ella, y el título Volaverunt aparece bajo la lámina.

Português: Volaverunt: mulher voando com borboleta na cabeça

Uma gravura em tinta marrom mostra uma mulher de longo vestido escuro voando para cima, com os braços abertos e um adorno ornamentado na cabeça. Três figuras agachadas, com roupas volumosas, estão sentadas abaixo dela, e o título Volaverunt aparece sob a chapa.

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