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Brown etching of a sleeping man at a desk surrounded by bats, owls and winged creatures, with a cat at right and an inscription on the plate.

The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, plate 43 from Los Caprichos

A seated man rests his head on his arms, asleep at a desk while bats, owls, and winged creatures gather above and around him. A cat sits at the right, and an inscription in the lower plate reads 'El sueño de la razón produce monstruos.' The etching and aquatint is printed in warm brown tones on ivory paper.

Artist
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Date
1797/99
Medium
Etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1205 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1799).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: El sueño de la razón produce monstruos, Los Caprichos lámina 43

Un hombre sentado apoya la cabeza sobre sus brazos, dormido frente a una mesa, mientras murciélagos, búhos y criaturas aladas se reúnen encima y alrededor de él. A la derecha se sienta un gato, y una inscripción en la parte inferior de la placa dice 'El sueño de la razón produce monstruos'. El aguafuerte y aguatinta está impreso en tonos pardos cálidos sobre papel marfil.

Português: O sono da razão produz monstros, Los Caprichos prancha 43

Um homem sentado apoia a cabeça nos braços, adormecido diante de uma mesa, enquanto morcegos, corujas e criaturas aladas se reúnem acima e ao redor dele. À direita há um gato, e uma inscrição na parte inferior da chapa diz 'El sueño de la razón produce monstruos'. A gravura em água-forte e aquatinta está impressa em tons quentes de marrom sobre papel marfim.

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