Artwork
Correction, Plate 46
Correction, Plate 46 is a print by the Romanticist artist Francisco de Goya. It dates from 1799 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
- Accession no.
- 1922.641
- Credit line
- Dudley P. Allen Fund
About this work
Overview
Created around 1799, this print by Francisco de Goya, catalogued as Plate 46 in the series titled "Correction", is part of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection. The image captures a tumultuous scene populated by several figures whose postures convey anxiety and disorder, establishing an overall atmosphere of confusion.
Subject & Meaning
The composition presents a crowded space where individuals appear either collapsed or caught in a state of alarm. A dominant figure occupies the foreground, drawing the viewer’s focus, while the surrounding characters recede into the background, suggesting a hierarchy of urgency within the depicted chaos.
Technique & Style
Goya employs stark contrasts of light and shadow, a hallmark of chiaroscuro, to intensify the emotional charge of the scene. Dark tonalities dominate, punctuated by vigorous, expressive strokes that convey movement and tension, reinforcing the sense of immediacy and disorder.
History & Provenance
The work, produced at the close of the eighteenth century, entered the Cleveland Museum of Art’s holdings through acquisition (specific details of its prior ownership are not recorded in the available sources). Its inclusion in the museum’s print collection highlights Goya’s influence on the development of graphic art.
Artist & collection
Artist
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.
