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Brown etching of a sleeping man at a desk, surrounded by owls, bats, and a cat, with a caption in the lower left corner.

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

A seated man rests his head on his arms at a desk while owls, a cat, and winged bats gather around him in a dark, misty sky. The brown etching and aquatint print shows a figure asleep beside a caption inscribed on the lower left.

Artist
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Date
1797/99
Medium
Etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2595 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, The Charles Deering Collection

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

Un hombre sentado apoya la cabeza sobre sus brazos en un escritorio, mientras búhos, un gato y murciélagos alados se reúnen a su alrededor en un cielo oscuro y brumoso. La estampa en tonos marrones combina aguafuerte y aguatinta, con una leyenda en la parte inferior izquierda.

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

Um homem sentado apoia a cabeça nos braços sobre uma mesa, enquanto corujas, um gato e morcegos alados se reúnem ao seu redor em um céu escuro e nebuloso. A gravura em tons de marrom combina água-forte e aquatinta, com uma legenda no canto inferior esquerdo.

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