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Francisco De Goya and the Era of Romanticism

Megan Ervin
Art 201: Art History II
Karen L. Churchill
28 July 2003

Francisco de Goya’s “The Witches Sabbath”, and the era of Romanticism

Good morning ladies and gentlemen of the exhibition committee. My name is Megan Ervin. Today, I will be discussing Spanish artist Francisco de Goya’s oil on canvas painting of “The Witches Sabbath.” Goya produced this piece of art during the Romantic Movement, which will be the central focus of my discussion today. Romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in the late 18th century. It stressed strong emotion, imagination, freedom from classical correctness in art forms, and rebellion against social conventions. I have chosen “The Witches Sabbath” in this presentation due to its fascinating portrayal of witchcraft, which I shall explain later, was Goya’s method of exaggerating the method of witchcraft. The use of light, nature, and characters compliments the very backbone of the Roman...

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