La seguridad de un reo no exige tormento (The Custody of a Criminal Does Not Call for Torture
Francisco Goya · c. 1810 · etching and burin [trial proof printed posthumously before 1859]
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About this picture
La seguridad de un reo no exige tormento (The Custody of a Criminal Does Not Call for Torture is a public-domain illustration by Francisco Goya, dated c. 1810. Etching and burin [trial proof printed posthumously before 1859]. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“La seguridad de un reo no exige tormento (The Custody of a Criminal Does Not Call for Torture” (c. 1810) may be a court portrait or one of the darker printed series, the Caprichos and the Disasters of War. The title tells you which.
About the artist
Francisco Goya (1746–1828) was a Spanish court painter who also made the Caprichos and the Disasters of War. The late pictures and prints are darker and more private than the portraits.
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