Woman throwing a tantrum and pulling her hair
1796-97
Goya captures a moment of pure, unadulterated vanity-fueled rage in this striking drawing. A woman in a simple white dress is caught mid-tantrum, violently pulling at her own long hair, while a shadowy male figure watches awkwardly from the background. The handwritten Spanish text reveals the hilarious reason for her meltdown: a clergyman whispered that she looked 'pale.' This piece is a preparatory study for his famous 'Los Caprichos' series, a biting satire of 18th-century Spanish society where Goya ruthlessly mocked the frivolity, vanity, and superstitions of his time.
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