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Etching of a crowd of robed and hatted figures gathered over a fallen draped body on the ground, with a woman at right covering her face.

Truth has died, plate 79 from The Disasters of War

An etching on pale paper shows a dim crowd gathered around a prone, draped figure lying on a stone floor in the foreground. Clerical-looking figures in tall hats and robes lean in, while a woman at right covers her face with her hands.

Artist
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Date
1815/20, published 1863
Medium
Etching and burnishing on ivory wove paper with gilt edges
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1197 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1863).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of J. C. Cebrian

Español: La verdad ha muerto, lámina 79 de Los desastres de la guerra

Un aguafuerte sobre papel claro muestra a un grupo oscuro de personas reunidas alrededor de una figura tendida y cubierta por una tela en el suelo de piedra. Varias figuras con sombreros altos y vestiduras se inclinan hacia ella, y una mujer a la derecha se cubre el rostro con las manos.

Português: A Verdade Morreu, prancha 79 de Os Desastres da Guerra

Uma gravura em papel claro mostra um grupo sombrio de pessoas reunidas em torno de uma figura deitada e coberta por um tecido sobre o chão de pedra. Figuras com chapéus altos e vestes se inclinam sobre ela, e uma mulher à direita cobre o rosto com as mãos.