And There Is No Remedy (Y No Hai Remedio)

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And There Is No Remedy (Y No Hai Remedio)

1810-1814, published 1863

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828) Printed by Calcografía Nacional, Madrid Published by Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando

Executions of Spanish civilians by French firing squads were common during the Napoleonic occupation. Goya creates a strikingly modern composition with the cropped view of three gun barrels thrust into the scene from the right. By placing the blindfolded Spanish prisoner in the center foreground Goya heightens the viewer’s anticipation of the impending violence.

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Object Details

Titles:

And There Is No Remedy (Y No Hai Remedio)
Plate 15 from the series Desastres de la Guerra (Disasters of War)

Date:

1810-1814, published 1863

Artists:

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828) Printed by Calcografía Nacional, Madrid Published by Real Academia de Nobles Artes de San Fernando

Medium:

Etching and aquatint

Dimensions:

Plate: 15 1/2 x 16 5/8 inches (39.4 x 42.2 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the SmithKline Beckman Corporation Fund, 1949

Accession Number:

1949-97-27(15)

Geography:

Printed in Madrid, Spain, Europe

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