1799
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
She Fleeces Him, Plate 35 is a 1799 by Francisco Goya, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This image depicts a scene of three women gathered around a man seated on a chair. The woman standing behind him grasps his head, while another woman, positioned to his left, holds a pair of scissors. The third woman observes from the background. The man is dressed in a white robe and appears to be in a state of distress. The setting is a dimly lit room with a dark ceiling and a single light source casting shadows on the walls. The atmosphere is tense and foreboding, with the women's actions suggesting a sense of menace or threat towards the man. The use of chiaroscuro, a technique that emphasizes contrasts between light and dark, adds to the dramatic effect of the scene. To learn more about this artistic technique, explore the concept of chiaroscuro.
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; Spanish: ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.
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