1799
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
There They Go Plucked, Plate 20 is a 1799 by Francisco Goya, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a chaotic scene with a group of people in a dim room. A woman in a white dress holds a torch high, while others scramble around her. One person is bent over, holding a broom, and a dog lies on the ground. A bird with wings outstretched hovers near the torchlight. The title hints at something being "plucked," but the image leaves it mysterious—maybe a play on words or a hidden meaning. Check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to see this sketch in person.
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; Spanish: ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.
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