Description
In Self-Portrait, Goya presents himself in profile wearing a tall hat in the opening plate of Los Caprichos. The turned head gives the image a public, self-possessed character, while the formal headwear distinguishes this portrait from his more intimate frontal studies. The artist stands at the threshold of the series as both a recognizable person and the observer behind its strange encounters.
Published in 1799, the etched and aquatinted self-portrait introduces a collection devoted to folly, superstition and human behavior. Its relatively restrained subject makes a pointed beginning for the scenes that follow. The image’s appeal lies in that relationship, presenting the maker before his imagined world while allowing the face and bearing to remain engaging as a portrait in their own right.
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