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Brown etching of a woman in a long dark gown floating with outstretched arms, three crouching figures below her, title Volaverunt beneath.

Volaverunt: flying woman with butterfly headdress

An etching in brown ink shows a woman in a long dark gown flying upward with arms spread wide, an ornate headdress on her head. Three crouching figures with bulky clothing sit beneath her, and the title Volaverunt appears below the plate.

Artist
Francisco Goya
Date
[1796/1798]
Medium
Caricatures Etchings Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2804 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1798.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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