From Caprichos, 1797-1799
The most famous of the “Caprichos” pictures a man slumped at his desk. He’s spent, to the point of unconsciousness, and he’s being hounded by a black cat, a lynx and wrinkled bats and owls. Written on the desk is a prime-time Enlightenment slogan: When reason goes, superstition thrives.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/arts/design/goya-met-museum.html
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