1799
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
No hay quien nos desate? (Can't Anyone Untie Us?) is a 1799 ink by Francisco Goya, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two people tangled in vines, arms wrapped around each other in a struggle. One has a tree growing over their back, roots twisting into their hair. The scene looks chaotic, with rough lines and dark shading. The ground is just a simple line at the bottom, and the text below reads *"No hay quien nos desate?"*—which roughly means *"Can't anyone untie us?"* The artist used a mix of scratchy lines and smooth shading to show the panic in the scene. The way the vines wrap around the figures makes it feel like they’re stuck in a fight they can’t escape. Next, look up etching to see how artists like Goya created these detailed prints.
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; Spanish: ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.
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