Why it matters
Satan in the form of a goat looms in silhouette over a coven of terrified old witches. One of Goya's fourteen Black Paintings, it is often seen as a satire on superstition and the witch trials of the Inquisition.
Did you know?
- It was painted between 1820 and 1823.
- Goya painted it in oil on the plaster walls of his house.
- He gave the Black Paintings no titles.
Based on the Wikipedia article Witches' Sabbath (The Great He-Goat) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
