Witches’ Sabbath, Francisco Goya (c.1798) | 6x6" Mini Series

Witches’ Sabbath depicts a sinister midnight congregation where superstition takes its most grotesque form. At the heart of the composition, a towering, horned figure—often interpreted as the Devil—presides over a huddle of misshapen witches and ghoulish acolytes. The surrounding darkness teems with bats, twisted silhouettes, and ritual gestures, each element steeped in unease. Obsessed with Spain’s lingering medieval fears, Goya uses this scene not to endorse belief in the occult but to mock it—transforming witchcraft into a biting allegory for ignorance, fanaticism, and the oppressive power of the Church.  Francisco Goya was a pivotal Spanish painter whose career spanned glittering court portraits, incisive social commentary, and later, haunting visions that reshaped modern art. His mastery of light, expressive brushwork, and unflinching attention to human behavior made him a bridge between classical traditions and the emerging modern era. From elegant commissions to the raw intensit