Why Hide It? (Porque Esconderlos!)
Goya, Francisco
etched 1794-1798, published 1803
Artwork Information
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Title:
Why Hide It? (Porque Esconderlos!)
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Artist:
Goya, Francisco
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Artist Bio:
Spanish, 1746–1828
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Date:
etched 1794-1798, published 1803
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Medium:
Etching, aquatint and drypoint
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Dimensions:
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Credit Line:
Wichita Art Museum, Gift of Mr. Robert Fizzell
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Object Number:
1964.2.30
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Display:
Not Currently on Display
About the Artwork
The answer is easy. Because he won’t spend it [his money], and he won’t spend it because even though he is over eighty and has barely another month to live, he is afraid that he may have much life left and be short of money. So wrong are Greed’s calculations.
La respuesta es fácil. Porque no los quiere gastar, y no los gasta porque, aunque tiene los 80 cumplidos y no puede vivir un mes todavía, teme que le ha de sobrar la vida y faltarle el dinero. Tan equibocados son los cálculus de la avaricia.