1799
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Devout Profession, Plate 70 is a 1799 by Francisco Goya, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a half-naked man kneeling on rough ground, his head bowed. Behind him, a woman in fancy clothes holds a book, while a small child lies on the ground. The scene looks tense, with jagged rocks and a stormy sky in the background. The title at the bottom, *Devout Profession*, hints this might be about faith or duty—maybe a moment of hard choice. The artist used strong contrasts between light and dark to create drama. Next, check out chiaroscuro to see how this lighting trick works in other art.
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; Spanish: ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.
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