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'''''Prison Interior''''' (Spanish: '''''Interior de cárcel''''') is an oil on canvas painting completed by the Spanish artist [[Francisco Goya]] (1746–1828) between 1793-94. The painting is bathed in a dim, cold light which gives it look feeling of [[purgatory]].
'''''Prison Interior''''' (Spanish: '''''Interior de cárcel''''') is an oil on canvas painting completed by the Spanish artist [[Francisco Goya]] (1746–1828) between 1793-94. The painting is bathed in a dim, cold light which gives it a look feeling of [[purgatory]].


It is one of a number of works the artist made of scenes set in [[lunatic asylum]]s, including ''[[Yard with Lunatics]]'' (1793–1794) and ''[[The Madhouse]]'' (1812-1813).<ref>Hughes, 140</ref> These works were painted at a time when mad-houses were 'holes in the social surface, small dumps into which the psychotic could be thrown without the smallest attempt to discover, classify, or treat the nature of their illness."<ref>Hughes, 139</ref> Goya often feared for his own sanity, a fact which underscores these works with feelings of dread.
It is one of a number of works the artist made of scenes set in [[lunatic asylum]]s, including ''[[Yard with Lunatics]]'' (1793–1794) and ''[[The Madhouse]]'' (1812-1813).<ref>Hughes, 140</ref> These works were painted at a time when mad-houses were 'holes in the social surface, small dumps into which the psychotic could be thrown without the smallest attempt to discover, classify, or treat the nature of their illness."<ref>Hughes, 139</ref> Goya often feared for his own sanity, a fact which underscores these works with feelings of dread.

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Prison Interior
Spanish: Interior de cárcel
ArtistFrancisco Goya
Year1793-1794
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions42.9 cm × 31.7 cm (16.9 in × 12.5 in)
StandortBowes Museum, Barnard Castle

Prison Interior (Spanish: Interior de cárcel) is an oil on canvas painting completed by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya (1746–1828) between 1793-94. The painting is bathed in a dim, cold light which gives it a look feeling of purgatory.

It is one of a number of works the artist made of scenes set in lunatic asylums, including Yard with Lunatics (1793–1794) and The Madhouse (1812-1813).[1] These works were painted at a time when mad-houses were 'holes in the social surface, small dumps into which the psychotic could be thrown without the smallest attempt to discover, classify, or treat the nature of their illness."[2] Goya often feared for his own sanity, a fact which underscores these works with feelings of dread.

Notes

  1. ^ Hughes, 140
  2. ^ Hughes, 139

Bibliography

  • Connell, Evan S. Francisco Goya: A Life. New York: Counterpoint, 2004. ISBN 1-58243-307-0
  • Hughes, Robert. Goya. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. ISBN 0-394-58028-1