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  2. Witches' Sabbath (Goya, 1798) - Wikipedia

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    Witches' Sabbath (Spanish: El Aquelarre) [1] is a 1798 oil painting on canvas by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. Today it is held in the Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid. It depicts a Witches' Sabbath. It was purchased in 1798 along with five other paintings related to witchcraft by the Duke and Duchess of Osuna. [2]

  3. Witches' Sabbath (The Great He-Goat) - Wikipedia

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    It depicts a Witches' Sabbath. It evokes themes of violence, intimidation, ageing and death; [2] Satan hulks in the form of a goat in moonlit silhouette over a coven of terrified old witches. [3] Goya was then around 75 years old, living alone and suffering from acute mental and physical distress.

  4. The Incantation (Goya) - Wikipedia

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    This may be why the figure is depicted in a nightshirt, similar to some women in the painting Witches' Sabbath. [23] Fantasy and reality intermingle in the painting: the witches and their winged companions belong to an imaginary world, while the reality is represented by the crouching figure in the foreground. [21]

  5. Witches' Sabbath - Wikipedia

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    Witches' Sabbath (1606) by Frans Francken the Younger. Note amorous imps, brewing of magic potions and magical flight of witches up a chimney Aquelarre (Basque/Spanish Witches' Sabbath; circa 1797-1798) by Francisco Goya.

  6. Black Paintings - Wikipedia

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    On the left: Witches' Sabbath (The Great He-Goat) The Black Paintings (Spanish: Pinturas negras ) is the name given to a group of 14 paintings by Francisco Goya from the later years of his life, probably between 1820 and 1823.

  7. La maja desnuda - Wikipedia

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    Goya, The Inquisition Tribunal, c. 1808–12. Goya detested the inquisition and depicted it in harsh terms a number of times, and satirised it in works such as his c. 1820–1823 Witches' Sabbath. The controversy was populist and driven by a political motive, following a mob gathering demanding Godoy's removal as Prime Minister.

  8. Akelarre - Wikipedia

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    Witches' Sabbath (1798), by Francisco Goya. Akelarre is a Basque term meaning Witches' Sabbath (a gathering of those practicing witchcraft). Akerra means male goat in the Basque language. Witches' sabbaths were envisioned as presided over by a goat. The word has been loaned to Castilian Spanish (which uses the spelling Aquelarre).

  9. Francisco Goya - Wikipedia

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    Francisco de Goya was born in Fuendetodos, Aragón, Spain, on 30 March 1746 to José Benito de Goya y Franque and Gracia de Lucientes y Salvador. The family had moved that year from the city of Zaragoza , but there is no record of why; likely, José was commissioned to work there. [ 4 ]