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GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de: Playing at Giants

🖼 Playing at Giants, 1791-92
Oil on canvas
137 × 104 cm
Madrid, Spain

Soft brushwork captures children hoisted on men's shoulders, their bodies silhouetted against pale sky in playful imitation of giants. Goya transforms innocent childhood games into commentary on human folly and the dangerous allure of illusion versus reality.

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