2004.12.1
Será lo mismo (It will be the same.)
Artist
Francisco José y Lucientes de Goya
(Fuendetodos, Spain, 1746 - 1828, Bordeaux, France)
Title
Será lo mismo (It will be the same.)
Creation Date
ca. 1815
Century
early 19th century
Dimensions
9 3/4 in. x 13 9/16 in. (24.77 cm x 34.45 cm)
Object Type
print
Creation Place
Europe, Spain
Medium and Support
etching with aquatint on paper
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, James Phinney Baxter Fund, in memory of Professor Henry Johnson
Copyright
Public Domain
Accession Number
2004.12.1
Será lo mismo is a plate from Goya’s later Disasters of War series, produced during the Peninsular Wars (1808-14) that plagued Spain during the Napoleonic reign of Europe. The print reveals a horrific scene that Goya may have witnessed repeatedly during these years—mourners carrying corpses—though the lack of specific symbolism or historical context suggests a more universal theme. Goya’s unique ability to distill such timeless meaning from human behavior inspired generations of artists, from nineteenth-century French painters like Delacroix, Manet, and Degas; and through them the great artists of the twentieth century.
Object Description
Per Susan Schulman June 9. 2004:
"Fine impression from the first edition published in 1863.
Full sheet, unwashed, never exposed to light."