1799
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
El amour y la muerte (Love and Death) is a 1799 ink by Francisco Goya, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a man and a woman locked in an embrace. The man stands shirtless, his arms wrapped tightly around her as she leans back, her face buried in his shoulder. The scene looks urgent, even desperate, with their bodies twisted together in a dark, shadowy space. The title at the bottom, *El amor y la muerte* ("Love and Death"), hints this isn’t a happy moment. The artist used rough lines and dark contrasts to make the scene feel intense. Next, check out how Goya used etching to create this dramatic effect.
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; Spanish: ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.
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