The Artistic Purgatory of Artists
Artista: José Guadalupe Posada
Siglo XIX · México
Colección: José Guadalupe Posada
This work is a woodcut depicting an artistic purgatory full of burning skeletons of artists and artisans. The popular and moralizing engraving shows various skulls accompanied by brief satirical texts about their trades and their destiny.
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