Considering that Francisco Goya is commonly regarded to be one of the most notable Spanish artists of all time, completing paintings that were once bright and vibrant, with faces of contentment and bright blue skies, even painting directly for the royal family as a First Chamber Painter, it only increases the mystery and awe of how an artist such as this, created such disturbing imagery so vividly like the “Pinturas negras” (The Black Paintings).
