Se Repulen (They spruce themselves up)

Francisco Goya Y Lucientes, 1746 - 1828

Se Repulen (They spruce themselves up)

Francisco Goya Y Lucientes 1746 - 1828

Summary

A group of gargoyles are sitting together. The gargoyle to the left is holding a pair of scissors and is cutting the toenails of the figure to the right. The third figure is behind these two and has bat wings outstretched and his face raised up to a dark cloudy sky.

Object Name

Se Repulen (They spruce themselves up)

Creators Name

Francisco Goya Y Lucientes

Date Created

1799

Dimensions

plate mark: 21cm x 14.9cm
support: 32cm x 21.8cm

accession number

1983.863

Collection Group

fine art
on paper, print
foreign

Place of creation

Spain

Support

paper

Medium

ink (black)

Credit

Purchased with the assistance of the Bostock Will Trust and the National Art Collections Fund.

Legal

© Manchester Art Gallery

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