They are getting drunk
1796-1798
Francisco de Goya was a master of satire, and this lively sketch exposes the messy reality of human indulgence. A chaotic group of figures is caught in a moment of drunken revelry, with a central couple passionately kissing while clutching a cup, and a cloaked figure on the right chugging from a vessel. The caption at the bottom, 'se emborrachan' (they get drunk), bluntly summarizes the scene. This drawing comes from Goya's private albums created around the same time as his famous 'Los Caprichos' series, where he used sharp wit to critique the hypocrisy of Spanish society—notice how the figure in the white robes seems to be letting loose a bit too much!
- Technique
- Brush and ink with wash
- Material
- Paper
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