IMAGES:Los Caprichos: Si amanece; nos Vamos. (When day breaks we will be off.), 1796-1797, Francisco José Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828, etching, burnished aquatint, and burin on cream laid paper, 7 7/8 × 5 7/8 in. Private Collection.
The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb, 2009, R. Crumb, pen and ink on paper, 18 × 14 1/2 × 1 3/4 in., © R. Crumb 2016, Collection of Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb (detail), 2009, R. Crumb, pen and ink on paper, 18 × 14 1/2 × 1 3/4 in., © R. Crumb, Collection of Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
The Crucifixion, from The Large Passion, 1497-1500, Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528, woodcut, 17 3/8 × 11 15/16 in., Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, George Khuner Collection, Gift of Mrs. George Khuner, 1975, © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Image source: Art Resource, NY.
Vanity of Youthful Blood (detail), 1735, William Hogarth, English, 1697-1764, etching and engraving, 14 3/16 x 16 1/8 in., Seattle Art Museum, Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, 33.713.
Mucho hay que chupar. (There is plenty to suck.), 1796-1797, Francisco José Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828, etching and burnished aquatint, 7 15/16 × 5 7/8 in., Private Collection.
Blind Minotaur Led by a Little Girl in the Night, 1934, Pablo Picasso, Spanish, 1881-1973, aquatint, 13 3/8 × 17 1/2 in., Collection of ICO Madrid, © 2016 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
The Resurrection, from The Large Passion (detail), 1510 Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528, woodcut, 17 3/8 × 12in., Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The George Khuner Collection, Gift of Mrs. George Khuner, 1975 (1975.653.22). © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Image source: Art Resource, NY. Los Caprichos: El sueño de la razon produce monstruos. (The sleep of reason produces monsters.), 1799, Francisco José Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828, etching and aquatint, 8 3/8 × 5 7/8 in., Private Collection, Photo: Elizabeth Mann.
Self-portrait with Saskia (detail), 1636, Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, 1606-1669, etching, 4 1/8 x 3 5/8 in., Manson F. Backus Memorial Collection, Photo: Elizabeth Mann, 35.18.
Rembrandt and Woman with a Veil, 1934, Pablo Picasso, Spanish, 1881-1973, etching, 13 3/8 × 17 1/2 in., Collection of ICO, Madrid, © 2016 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
The Pen ts'ao (detail), 1249 C.E, woodblock print. Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg made after his death (detail), [Public Domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
Blumen-Dame (detail), photo, [Public domain], via Encyclopædia Britannica Online. The beginning of the Gutenberg Bible (detail), volume 1, Old Testament, Epistle of St. Jerome, from a scan at the Ransom Center of the University of Texas at Austin, [Public Domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
The Holy Family with St John, The Magdalen and Nicodemus (detail), 1510, Albrect Dürer, image from Rijksmuseum, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
Naked female fiddler with an old fool from Basel (detail), 1523, Urs Graf, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
Ritter, Tod und Teufel (Knight, Death and Devil) (detail), 1513-1514, Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471-1528, engraving, 9 9/16 x 7 3/8 in., Private Collection.
Christ Healing the Sick (The Hundred Guilder Print) (detail), circa 1646-1650, Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, 1606-1669, etching, drypoint and burin on paper, 15 in. x 11 in, image from Rijksmuseum, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. The Harlot Finds a Protector (detail), 1732, William Hogarth, English, 1697-1764, engraving, 12 3/8 x 15 1/16 in., Gift of Lloyd Spencer, 44.298. Oeuvres de Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, peintre du Roi, 1782, Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, French, 1734-1781, etching, overall 22 3/8 x 16 9/16 x 1 3/16., Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jacob H. Schiff Bequest. 22.64.1.
Los Caprichos: El sueño de la razon produce monstruos. (The sleep of reason produces monsters.) (detail), 1799 1796-1797, Francisco José Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746-1828, etching and aquatint, 8 3/8 × 5 7/8 in., Private Collection, Photo: Elizabeth Mann. Susse Frére camera in the collection of the Westlicht Photography Museum in Vienna, Austria, by Liudmila & Nelson, [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. Cover of Famous Funnies #1 (Jul 1934 Eastern Color Printing), Art by Jon Mayes, [Fair Use], via Wikimedia Commons.
Portrait of Vollard, II, 1937, Pablo Picasso, Spanish, 1881-1973, aquatint, 17 1/2 × 13 3/8 in., Collection of ICO, Madrid, © 2016 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb, 2009, R. Crumb, pen and ink on paper, 18 × 14 1/2 × 1 3/4 in., Collection of Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.