The Bewitched Man Explained

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The Bewitched Man
Other Language 1:Spanish
Other Title 1:La lámpara del Diablo
Artist:Francisco Goya
Year: 1798
Medium:Oil on canvas
Height Metric:42.5
Width Metric:30.8
Museum:National Gallery
City:London

The Bewitched Man (also known as The Devil's Lamp) is a painting completed c. 1798 by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes.[1] It is an oil painting on canvas and depicts a scene from a play by Antonio de Zamora called The man bewitched by force (Spanish: El hechizado por fuerza). The painting shows the protagonist, Don Claudio, who believes he is bewitched and that his life depends on keeping a lamp alight. It is held by the National Gallery, in London.[2]

This is one of six paintings of witches and devils Goya painted for the Duke and Duchess of Osuna, who had an estate at Alameda de Osuna near Madrid.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Bewitched Man. FranciscoDeGoya.net. 2014-07-25.
  2. https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/francisco-de-goya-a-scene-from-the-forcibly-bewitched A Scene from 'The Forcibly Bewitched'
  3. Web site: Web Gallery of Art. The Bewitched Man. 2014-07-25.