Francisco De Goya Y Lucientes (1746-1829); Follower Of - The Burial Of The Sardine In Madrid

Oil on canvas. Original canvas.

The Burial of the Sardine is the roar of a self-devouring Spain, a witches' sabbath in broad daylight where Goya, deaf to the world but attuned to the soul, unleashes a crowd of masks dancing on the precipice. No celebration, just delirium: faces, distorted by a joy the color of madness, whirl under the banner of a mocking face, the only truth in an ocean of collective hypocrisy. Violent, feverish brushstrokes capture this telluric energy where the sacred merges with the profane, and the sardine - that ridiculous totem of death - becomes the pretext for the people to vomit their shadow, reminding us that beneath the mask of civilization still lurks the indomitable bestial instinct. This is a painting that doesn't just look at itself, it hears itself: it's the raucous cry of a carnival celebrating the end of Lent with the despair of those who know that, behind the mask, all that remains is dust.

- Image size unframed: 45 x 54 cm / 74 x 83 cm with exclusive custom-made frame.