Here, a furious cat throws the witches embodied by the same pleasures as those in the picture, with more violence against the wide bare landscape that disappears into the distance, condemning the witches to go back to the dreadful work they had abandoned in Tests.
Elisa Mora, restorer at the Museo del Prado, Jaime García-Máiquez and Laura Alba researchers in the Prado Museum’s Technical Documentation Section comments the technical study of the "The Snowstorm or Winter".
The artwork portrays a dark and eerie scene, dominated by a monstrous he-goat situated at the center of the composition. The painting features distorted and grotesque figures, including witches and other mysterious beings gathered around the sinister figure. Goya's use of dark, shadowy tones contributes to the ominous and nightmarish atmosphere, enhancing the unsettling nature of the scene. The figures are depicted in a surreal and fantastical manner, adding to the enigmatic and disturbing quality of the painting.
The artwork portrays a dark and eerie scene, dominated by a monstrous he-goat situated at the center of the composition. The painting features distorted and grotesque figures, including witches and other mysterious beings gathered around the sinister figure. Goya's use of dark, shadowy tones contributes to the ominous and nightmarish atmosphere, enhancing the unsettling nature of the scene. The figures are depicted in a surreal and fantastical manner, adding to the enigmatic and disturbing quality of the painting.
Hunting on horseback and foot, In the foreground, one hunter shoots quail while another follows his dog, which smells prey hiding among the bushes. In the background, two riders hunt a hare being coursed by greyhounds.
Two Men, one dead and tied to a tree by the waist and arms. The other man hangs upside-down with his head decapitated sitting above him and arms torn off and tied together beside him.
Three bare-chested characters wearing dunce caps hold a fourth, nude character in the air while another lies on the floor, covering his ears, A sixth figure flees, his head covered with a white cloth. At the right of the scene, a donkey stands out against the neutral background.
Three peasants in cloaks look cold and hungry and don't have anything with them. On the other hand, two better-dressed figures, likely servants from a big house, are carrying a huge pig that's been prepared for cooking. The peasants' hungry dog, which looks just as hungry and humble, realizes that a clash is about to happen between these two groups.
The painting depicts a picturesque landscape with people enjoying a leisurely day in the countryside. It features a lush meadow with figures engaged in various recreational activities, such as dancing, picnicking, and playing musical instruments
A lively and playful scene where children are engaged in a game of "Blind Man's Buff." In the painting, a blindfolded child is guided by others as they play the game in a garden.
Two Men, one sickly and one deceased hunched over eating soup. Both mens eyes are fixated on a point off of the canvas. The painting has very dark hues the emit an somber feeling.
