- Cronología
- 1815 - 1819
- Ubicación
- The Prado National Museum. Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Dimensiones
- 244 x 325 mm
- Técnica y soporte
- Reconocimiento de la autoría de Goya
- Documented work
- Titular
- El Prado National Museum
- Ficha: realización/revisión
- 21 Aug 2021 / 08 Jun 2023
- Inventario
- D4276
14 (in pencil composite, lower left)
no. 4 engraved (in pencil, reverse, upper left)
188 (in pencil, reverse, lower right corner)
Watermark: "MANUEL SERRA" (half-right)
The drawing was inherited in 1828 by Javier Goya, the painter's son, and in 1854 by Mariano Goya y Goicoechea, the artist's grandson. It was subsequently owned by Valentín Carderera (ca. 1861) and Mariano Carderera (ca. 1880). In 1886 it was acquired from Mariano Carderera by the Directorate General of Public Instruction and was assigned to the Prado Museum, where it entered on 12 November 1886.
Preparatory drawing for Big Booby.
There are certain differences with the engraving. For example, the giant's idiocy is more obvious, but he does not have the malignity of the engraving. His eyes are wide open and the hair on his head is tousled. He does not wear the castanets, although some authors suggest that they are very crudely drawn. The figure embracing the person wrapped in the shroud is wearing a broad garment reminiscent of a habit. The heads behind the figure are also different: here they are softly suggested and executed in a cursory manner, so that they do not have the prominence of those in the print, but rather seem to be a simple accompaniment to the giant.
The darkness that the aquatint brings to the print is not apparent in this drawing, which shows a much lighter scene.
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Goya. Exposition de l’oeuvre gravé, de peintures, de tapisseries et de cent dix dessins du Musée duBibliothèque nationale de FranceParís1935
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Goya. Gemälde Zeichnungen. Graphik. TapisserienKunsthalle BaselBasle1953from January 23th to April 12th 1953
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Hamburg1966
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Boston1974cat. 208
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Los dibujos de GoyaMuseo Provincial de ZaragozaZaragoza1978exhibition organized by Museo Provincial de Zaragoza, Ministerio de Cultura and Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza, exhibition guide written by Miguel Beltrán Lloris and Micaela Pérez Sáenz. October 1978cat. 119
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Goya: Zeichnungen und DruckgraphikStädtische Galerie im Städelschen KunstintitutFrankfurt1981from February 13th to April 5th 1981
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Madrid1999
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GoyaGalleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica di Palazzo BarberiniRoma2000consultant editors Lorenza Mochi Onori and Claudio Strinati. From March 18th to June 18th 2000
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París2001
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Madrid2007
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Goya: Order and disorderMuseum of Fine ArtsBoston2014cat. 180
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Madrid2019cat. 155
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BarcelonaInstituto Amatller de Arte Hispánico1951pp. 72-75
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Los dibujos de Goya, 2 vols.MadridAmigos del Museo del Prado1954cat. 384
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Vie et ouvre de Francisco de GoyaParísOffice du livre1970p. 325, cat. 1577
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Dibujos de Goya, 2 volsBarcelonaNoguer1975pp. 438-439, cat. 293
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El mundo de Goya en sus dibujosMadridUrbión1979p. 329
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MadridMuseo del Prado1988pp. 402-403
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Roma Edizioni de Luca2000pp. 118-119, cat. 36
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Goya: Order & DisorderBostonMuseum of Fine Arts Boston Publications2014p. 271
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MadridMuseo Nacional del Prado2019p. 243
