The Bewitched Man

The Bewitched Man
Spanish: La lámpara del Diablo
Artist Francisco Goya
Year c. 1798
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 42.5 cm × 30.8 cm (16.7 in × 12.1 in)
Location National Gallery, 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.

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.[2] It is held by the National Gallery, London.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Bewitched Man". FranciscoDeGoya.net. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  2. ↑ "The Bewitched Man". Web Gallery of Art. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  3. ↑ A Scene from 'The Forcibly Bewitched'
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