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<i>The Bewitched Man</i>

The Bewitched Man

Painting by Francisco Goya

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.

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