Manchester Art Gallery

Disparate Cruel ( Cruel Folly)

Francisco Goya Y Lucientes, 1746 - 1828



Disparate Cruel ( Cruel Folly)

Francisco Goya Y Lucientes 1746 - 1828

Summary

A man stands to the left, legs astride a fallen figure, facing to the right and holding a staff in both hands. A man to the right stands facing him, back to viewer, with legs braced. A shrouded figure is at the far right, facing to the right. Other figures can be seen in the background, in front of a tumbled down stone wall.


Object Name

Disparate Cruel ( Cruel Folly)

Creators Name

Francisco Goya Y Lucientes

Date Created

1864

Dimensions

plate mark: 24.5cm x 35cm
support: 30.5cm x 42.4cm

accession number

1984.7

Collection Group

fine art
on paper, print
foreign

Place of creation

Madrid

Support

paper

Medium

ink (black)

Credit

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


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