Even Thus He Cannot Make Her Out, Plate 7
1799
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1799
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Even Thus He Cannot Make Her Out, Plate 7 is a 1799 by Francisco Goya, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows three people in a dim, shadowy space. A man in rough clothes leans close to a woman in a long dress, holding her hand. Behind them, another woman sits near a table, half-turned away. The lighting is uneven, with dark edges and a single patch of light on the woman’s face. The title at the bottom reads *"No así la distingue"*—Spanish for *"Even thus he cannot make her out."* It hints at the man’s struggle to see or understand the woman clearly. Next, look up chiaroscuro, the technique that creates strong light-and-shadow contrasts here.
