Here Comes the Bogey-Man, Goya, 1799
Francisco de Goya (1746-1828), Plate 26 from the Los Caprichos series: Here Comes the Bogey-Man (Que viene el coco), published 1799. Etching and burnished aquatint. This scene of a mother staring at a shrouded figure while her two terrified children cling to her has been interpreted as Goyas criticism of a repressive educational system based on fear of supernatural beings
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50658573
Media ID
50658573
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2580px x 3616px
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Credit
© Science Source / Mary Evans Picture Library
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Source
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date
1799
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