Halloween a'Coming!
The Great He-Goat or El gran cabrón ), Francisco Goya. La Quinta de Sordo.* Oil on plaster, transferred to canvas. El Prado, Madrid. 1820 - 1823. *House of the deaf one. At age 46, 1792 - 3, Goya suffered a debilitating illness. The symptoms correspond to lead poisoning, of which deafness is one. His paintings become dark and sinister after his illness. Goya ground his own pigments which meant using a lot of white lead. It was an occupational hazard among painters at the time. 'Mad as a hatter' comes from the use of mercury in making felt. Best to be born wealthy and have others make your hats and paint your walls. https://www.wga.hu/html_m/g/goya/9/index.html Keep moving.
