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"Goya: The Portrayed Conscience" exhibits 80 etchings by the Spanish artist Francisco de Goya (1746-1828), published in 1799 under the title "Caprichos" and quickly withdrawn from circulation.
Time Off 2009
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The exhibition "Edvard Munch and the Uncanny" contains works ranging from the late 18th century (Piranesi, Goya's "Caprichos") up to the early 20th century.
Art Knowledge News Frederick K. Cressman 2010
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Goya's "Caprichos" lend themselves to different, and contradictory, readings.
NYT > Home Page By KAREN ROSENBERG 2010
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The bar is packed with paraphernalia dating back to 1892 when it was founded - a picture of the owner's family, famous people who have stopped in over the years, and reprints of Goya's "Caprichos" prints
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Inspired by Goya's The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters - from the series of etchings called 'Caprichos' (c. 1799), which was a denunciation of the evils of society in Spain in his day - the artists have placed a lone megaphone horn on a table in the middle of the space.
cityofsound 2008
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A group of four of Francisco Goya's "Caprichos" represent the Spanish master's biting satire and masterly etching technique, while a 1785 etching by the English artist James Sayers, "Cicero in Catilinam" its title referring to a parallel political situation in ancient Rome, stands on its own as a work of subtle, proto-Impressionist beauty as well as a cutting political cartoon.
Making a Mockery of It All Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2011
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Particularly impressive, both in Aquila and the earlier Caprichos, was the way the players skated so lightly on Cashian's many-layered syncopations, allowing the music to exude a tantalising playfulness.
Chroma chamber ensemble – review Guy Dammann 2010
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Other Trio works include Bach Suite (1942), As Poor Richard Says (1943), Caprichos (1942), Furlough, and Passional (choreographed by Dudley).
Sophie Maslow. 2009
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Known as the Caprichos, the prints are among the first examples of modern social criticism in art, and they lay the groundwork for the Antwerp show.
'Sickert in Venice' Explores an Artist's Identity Crisis 2009
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Though he produced graphic works of disturbing vitality, Ensor used oil paints to update the Goya of the Caprichos.
'Sickert in Venice' Explores an Artist's Identity Crisis 2009
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