Etching (line etching, aquatint and engraving) on wove paper, 21.5 x 15 cm (plate). Plate 64 from the series "Los Caprichos". 5th edition, printed in 210 copies between 1881 and 1886. Reference: Harris 99/III/5 (of 12) There are numerous contemporary commentaries on this sheet. The so-called "Ayala" commentary, a commentary particularly close to Goya's time, puts it in a nutshell: "Vuelan los vicios con alas extendidas p.r la region de la ignorancia. Sosteniendose unos á otros." (The vices fly with outstretched wings over the field of ignorance, supporting each other).
