'That certainly is being able to read', 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya

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'That certainly is being able to read', 1799. Plate 29 of 'Los caprichos'. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain The series is evidence of the artist's political liberalism and revulsion towards ignorance and intellectual oppression.

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