A Stormy Night 18th-19th century

Editor: This is Francisco Goya’s print, "A Stormy Night." It's unsettling, almost like a nightmare. What strikes you most about it? Curator: The figures' vulnerability is key. Goya often depicted marginalized people, and this work is no different. Consider the social context: what systems of power might be at play to create this "stormy night" for them? Editor: So, the "storm" isn't just the weather? Curator: Precisely. It's a metaphor for societal turbulence, inequality, maybe even the looming threat of political upheaval. Think about Goya's other works; does this reading resonate? Editor: It does. I see it now, not just as a scene of hardship, but a commentary on the structures that cause it. Curator: Exactly. It speaks volumes about his social consciousness.