The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters
| The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters | |
|---|---|
| Spanish: El sueño de la razón produce monstruos | |
| Artist | Francisco Goya |
| Year | c. 1799 |
| Type | Etching, aquatint, drypoint and burin |
| Dimensions | 21.5 cm × 15 cm (8+7⁄16 in × 5+7⁄8 in) |
| Location | Various print rooms have a print from the first edition. The one illustrated is at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. |
The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters or The Dream of Reason Produces Monsters (Spanish: El sueño de la razón produce monstruos) is an aquatint by the Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco Goya. Created between 1797 and 1799 for the Diario de Madrid, it is the 43rd of the 80 aquatints making up the satirical Los caprichos.