A person with a huge nose spoons food from a bowl held by a figure on the left. Behind, a figure clenches his fists.
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The Shame-Faced Man (El Vergonzoso)

Goya, Francisco

etched 1794-1798, published 1803

Artwork Information

  • Title:

    The Shame-Faced Man (El Vergonzoso)

  • Artist:

    Goya, Francisco

  • Artist Bio:

    Spanish, 1746–1828

  • Date:

    etched 1794-1798, published 1803

  • Medium:

    Etching and aquatint

  • Dimensions:

  • Credit Line:

    Wichita Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Robert Fizzell

  • Object Number:

    1964.2.54

  • Display:

    Not Currently on Display

About the Artwork

There are men whose faces are the most obscene part of their bodies; those who have such an unsightly and ridiculous face should put it in their breeches.

 

Hay hombres cuya cara es lo mas indecente de todo su cuerpo y sería bien que los que la tienen tan desgraciada y ridícula se la metieran en los calzones.