Caprices, Plate 39: As Far Back As His Grandfather 気まぐれ/39　祖父の代まできまぐれ/39　そふのだいまで

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プラド美術館に残る当時の注釈書には「この憐れな動物は、家系図学者や紋章官のおかげで気が狂ってしまっている。彼だけではない。」とある。ここではロバが家系図を見せながら、先祖までずっとロバであったことを誇らしげに示している。机にはロバ家の紋章も見える。貴族の血統に対するゴヤの皮肉や嘲笑が見てとれる。

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January 9, 2026