Nothing. The Event Will Tell, plate 69 from The Disasters of War
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
1812–1820
- Medium
- Etching, burnished aquatint, lavis, drypoint, and burin on ivory wove paper with gilt edges
- Dimensions
- Image: 14.4 × 19.7 cm (5 11/16 × 7 13/16 in.); Plate: 15.3 × 20 cm (6 1/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Sheet: 24 × 33.8 cm (9 1/2 × 13 5/16 in.)
- Genre
- etching
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
warprintprints and drawingetchingpaper (fiber product)
About
The sign resting on the skeletal remains reads “nada,” which means “nothing” in Spanish. Whether referring to the outcome of the war and suffering, the vindication of the dead, or the promise of an afterlife, the nihilism communicated in this image is some of the most intense in the series.
