The Bewitched Man


The Bewitched Man is a painting completed c. 1798 by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes. It is an oil painting on canvas and depicts a scene from a play by Antonio de Zamora called The man bewitched by force. The painting shows the protagonist, Don Claudio, who believes he is bewitched and that his life depends on keeping a lamp alight. It is held by the National Gallery, in London.
This is one of six paintings of witches and devils Goya painted for the Duke of Osuna|Duke] and María Josefa Pimentel, [Duchess of Osuna|Duchess of Osuna], who had an estate at Alameda de Osuna near Madrid.