Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes. There They Go Plucked ( fleeced), plate 20 from Los Caprichos. 1797–1799. Spain. Etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper In Los caprichos (meaning caprices or whims), a series of etchings by Francisco de Goya, the artist presented his veiled criticisms of late-18th-century Spanish society. Here he depicted ne’er-do-wells—in the form of plucked chicken-men—being cheated by prostitutes. Emphasizing the intended moral of the work’s title, Goya commented of the chickenmen “If they have already been plucked, get them out there will be others coming along.” H
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes. There They Go Plucked ( fleeced), plate 20 from Los Caprichos. 1797–1799. Spain. Etching and aquatint on ivory laid paper In Los caprichos (meaning caprices or whims), a series of etchings by Francisco de Goya, the artist presented his veiled criticisms of late-18th-century Spanish society. Here he depicted ne’er-do-wells—in the form of plucked chicken-men—being cheated by prostitutes. Emphasizing the intended moral of the work’s title, Goya commented of the chickenmen “If they have already been plucked, get them out there will be others coming along.” He went so far as to express his anticlerical attitude—dangerous for a man living during the Spanish Inquisition—by including two friars, who stand behind the prostitutes, tolerating, if not condoning, the scene before them.
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