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GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de: They are hot!

🖼 They are hot!, 1797-98
Red chalk and red wash
219 × 153 cm
Madrid, Spain

Urgent energy and violent brushstrokes depict a chaotic scene of figures in frenzied motion, rendered in dark, acidic tones. Goya captures social hysteria and collective madness, reflecting Spanish turmoil and his growing disillusionment with humanity during turbulent times.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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