Social Criticism Collection

Trials, plate 60 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
XJF909346 Trials, plate 60 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); Private Collection; Spanish, out of copyright

The Devout Profession, plate 70 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) (see also 175022)
IND81689 The Devout Profession, plate 70 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) (see also 175022) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21x16.6 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082141 Neither more nor less, plate 41 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81660 193-0082141 Neither more nor less, plate 41 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 20x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082178 Be quick, they are waking up, plate 78 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81697 193-0082178 Be quick, they are waking up, plate 78 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.8x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082173 It is better to be lazy, plate 73 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81692 193-0082173 It is better to be lazy, plate 73 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.7x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082131 She prays for her, plate 31 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81650 193-0082131 She prays for her, plate 31 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.9x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082116 God forgive her: and it was her mother, plate 16 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching)
IND81635 193-0082116 God forgive her: and it was her mother, plate 16 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

193-0082115 Wonderful advice, plate 15 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching)
IND81634 193-0082115 Wonderful advice, plate 15 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 22x15.4 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

Love and death, plate 10 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching)
IND81629 Love and death, plate 10 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.9x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082176 Is this your excellency? well, as I say eh! Look out! Otherwise plate 76 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81695 193-0082176 Is this your excellency?.. well, as I say.. eh! Look out! Otherwise.. plate 76 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

193-0082164 Bon voyage, plate 64 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81683 193-0082164 Bon voyage, plate 64 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.9x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082146 Correction, plate 46 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81665 193-0082146 Correction, plate 46 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.7x15 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082161 They have flown, plate 61 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81680 193-0082161 They have flown, plate 61 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.9x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082174 Don t scream, stupid, 1799 (etching)
IND81693 193-0082174 Don t scream, stupid, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.8x15.1 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082160 Trials, plate 60 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) 8221x16. 6
IND81679 193-0082160 Trials, plate 60 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) 8221x16.6 by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082152 What a tailor can do!, plate 52 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81671 193-0082152 What a tailor can do!, plate 52 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.8x15.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Because she was susceptible, plate 32 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81651 Because she was susceptible, plate 32 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.9x15.3 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082127 Which of them is more overcome?, plate 27 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching)
IND81646 193-0082127 Which of them is more overcome?, plate 27 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828)

193-0082180 It is time, plate 80 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81699 193-0082180 It is time, plate 80 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.9x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082177 What one does to another, plate 77 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81696 193-0082177 What one does to another, plate 77 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.8x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082165 Where is mother going?, plate 65 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81684 193-0082165 Where is mother going?, plate 65 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21x16.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082153 What a golden beak!, plate 53 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81672 193-0082153 What a golden beak!, plate 53 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.8x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

A gift for the master, plate 47 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) (see also 175023)
IND81666 A gift for the master, plate 47 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) (see also 175023) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.8x15 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082133 To the Count Palatine (or Count of the Palate), plate 33 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81652 193-0082133 To the Count Palatine (or Count of the Palate), plate 33 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

193-0082130 Why hide them?, plate 30 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching)
IND81649 193-0082130 Why hide them?, plate 30 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.8x15.3 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082129 That certainly is being able to read, plate 29 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching)
IND81648 193-0082129 That certainly is being able to read, plate 29 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

193-0082118 And his house is on fire, plate 18 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching)
IND81637 193-0082118 And his house is on fire, plate 18 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.9x15.4 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082106 Nobody knows himself, plate 6 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching)
IND81625 193-0082106 Nobody knows himself, plate 6 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.9x15.3 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082104 Nannys boy, plate 4 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching)
IND81623 193-0082104 Nannys boy, plate 4 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 20.9x15.1 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

They say yes and give their hand to the first comer, plate 2 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching)
IND81621 They say yes and give their hand to the first comer, plate 2 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

193-0082167 Wait till you ve been anointed, plate 67 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81686 193-0082167 Wait till you ve been anointed, plate 67 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.8x15.3 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

How they pluck her!, plate 21 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching & burnished aquatint)
IND81640 How they pluck her!, plate 21 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching & burnished aquatint) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.8x14.9 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082154 The shamefaced one, plate 54 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81673 193-0082154 The shamefaced one, plate 54 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.7x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082114 What a sacrifice!, plate 14 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching)
IND81633 193-0082114 What a sacrifice!, plate 14 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 20.3x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082113 They are hot, plate 13 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching)
IND81632 193-0082113 They are hot, plate 13 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.9x15.3 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082111 Lads making ready, plate 11 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching)
IND81630 193-0082111 Lads making ready, plate 11 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.9x15.4 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082109 Tantalus, plate 9 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching)
IND81628 193-0082109 Tantalus, plate 9 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082105 Two of a kind, possibly Queen Maria Luisa Teresa of Parma (1751-1819) and Manuel de Godoy (1767-1851)
IND81624 193-0082105 Two of a kind, possibly Queen Maria Luisa Teresa of Parma (1751-1819) and Manuel de Godoy (1767-1851), the Prime Minister of Spain, plate 5 of Los caprichos, pub

193-0082144 They spin finely, plate 44 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81663 193-0082144 They spin finely, plate 44 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.9x15.3 cm; Private Collection

As Far back as his Grandfather, plate 39 of Los caprichos, 1799 (aquatint)
IND81658 As Far back as his Grandfather, plate 39 of Los caprichos, 1799 (aquatint) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.8x15.4 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082171 When day breaks we will be off, plate 71 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81690 193-0082171 When day breaks we will be off, plate 71 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 19.8x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082163 Look how solemn they are!, plate 63 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81682 193-0082163 Look how solemn they are!, plate 63 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.5x16.3 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082162 Who would have thought it!, plate 62 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81681 193-0082162 Who would have thought it!, plate 62 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 20.9x15.3 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082148 Blasts of wind, plate 48 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81667 193-0082148 Blasts of wind, plate 48 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 20.8x15.3 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082124 Nothing could be done about it, plate 24 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching)
IND81643 193-0082124 Nothing could be done about it, plate 24 of Los caprichos, pub. 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.9x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082175 Can t anyone untie us?, plate 75 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81694 193-0082175 Can t anyone untie us?, plate 75 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.8x15.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Sleep overcomes them, plate 34 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81653 Sleep overcomes them, plate 34 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 20x13.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dream of lies and inconstancy)

193-0082157 The filiation, plate 57 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81676 193-0082157 The filiation, plate 57 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.7x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

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"Unveiling the Mirror: A Glimpse into Social Criticism through Art" Art has long served as a powerful tool to reflect upon and critique society. From Francisco Goya's haunting etchings in "Trials" and "Appeals are in vain, " to his thought-provoking lithograph, "Democracy. " featured in Signal Magazine, these works of art shed light on the flaws and injustices that plague our world. In plate 60 of Los caprichos, Goya exposes the corrupt nature of trials, where justice is often overshadowed by power and privilege. Similarly, plate 54 of The Disasters of War portrays the futility of appeals against violence and suffering during times of conflict. It reminds us that even amidst chaos, humanity's cries for mercy often fall on deaf ears. Goya's biting social commentary continues with plate 67 from The Disasters of War series titled "This is not less so. " Here, he challenges societal norms by questioning whether those who perpetrate atrocities are truly different from us or merely products of their environment. In plate 61, aptly named "Perhaps they are another breed, " Goya delves deeper into this notion by exploring the inherent evil within human nature itself. Moving onto Los caprichos once again, we encounter plate 70 - "The Devout Profession. " This etching satirizes religious hypocrisy while highlighting how individuals exploit faith for personal gain. Meanwhile, plates like number 41 ("Neither more nor less") emphasize how greed can consume individuals without regard for morality or consequence. Goya's masterful work also captures moments steeped in irony; such as plate 78 ("Be quick, and are waking up"), which depicts people awakening to harsh realities too late due to their complacency. Plate 73 ("It is better to be lazy") challenges society's obsession with productivity at all costs while urging us to question the true value of our endeavors.