"Los Proverbios" (also known as "Los Disparates"), plate 9: Un as de gato y habito de beato ("The claws of a cat and the dress of a devotee"--i.e. "Vice is often clothed in Virtue's habit") or Disparate general (General folly) / Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

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Accession Number: 1949/2.11
Title: "Los Proverbios" (also known as "Los Disparates"), plate 9: Un as de gato y habito de beato ("The claws of a cat and the dress of a devotee"--i.e. "Vice is often clothed in Virtue's habit") or Disparate general (General folly)
Artist: Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Artist Nationality: Spanish
Artist Life Dates: 1746-1828
Medium and Support: etching and burnished aquatint on paper
Object Creation Date: circa 1864-1900
Object Creation Place: Europe (continent); Spain (nation)
Creation Place 1: Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2: Spain (nation)
Credit Line: Transfer from the University Library
Inscription: u.r.: 9 Watermark: shell or palmette (partial)
Dimensions: 24.5 cm x 35 cm (9 5/8 in. x 13 3/4 in.)
Century: 19th century
Primary Object Classification: Print
Primary Object Type: intaglio print
Primary Keywords: historical figures
Secondary Keywords: modern and contemporary art; people and occupations
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1411 x 983
File Size: 96 KB
Record: 1949/2.11
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Full citation: ""Los Proverbios" (also known as "Los Disparates"), plate 9: Un as de gato y habito de beato ("The claws of a cat and the dress of a devotee"--i.e. "Vice is often clothed in Virtue's habit") or Disparate general (General folly); Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1949-sl-2.11/1949_2.11.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 04, 2024.