Witches' Sabbath or The Great He-Goat (Spanish: Aquelarre or El gran cabrón[1]) are names given to an oil mural by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya, completed sometime between 1821 and 1823. It depicts a Witches' Sabbath.

Sixteenth-century Swiss representation of Sabbath gathering from the chronicles of Johann Jakob Wick. Note the horned god seated on serpent-enlaced throne, witch performing the osculum infame upon a demon and another being aided by a demon to summon a storm from her cauldron, while others carouse and prepare magic potions.

Witches' Sabbath shows Satan, surrounded by a coven of young and aged witches in a moonlit barren landscape. The goat possesses large horns and is crowned by a wreath of oak leaves.

Otherwise known as “The Great He-Goat,” Francisco Goya delivers a visually stunning and historically terrifying representation to this famous mural that graced the mid 1800’s that brought to life vivid and horrifying memories of the Inquisition of Spain.

Oct 22, 2018 · Witches' Sabbath (The Great He-Goat) is one of the haunting “Black Paintings” artist Francisco Goya created during the later years of his life. Goya, who by then was nearly deaf and suffering...

Brugada called this work The Big Billy Goat, alluding to the devil as a Ram served by the witches in their Sabbaths. The goat appears on the left. Seated in front of him is a crowd of men and women with animal-like features, witches and warlocks that have met to practice their Sabbath.

Witches' Sabbath shows the devil in the form of a garlanded goat, surrounded by a coven of disfigured, young and aging witches in a moonlit barren landscape. The goat possesses large horns and is crowned by a wreath of oak leaves.

The witches’ sabbath or the great he-goat is also known as The great he-goat, Sabbath, or The witches gathering. A gathering of witches with deformed faces, on the right a young woman probably about to be initiated in the witches’ rites (or is she a victim?), on the left a goat in a monk’s cloak personifying the devil.

Witches' Sabbath or El Aquelarre in Spanish, held at the Museo Lázaro Galdiano in Madrid, showcases Goya's strong sense of space, precise execution, and delicacy in using colours. Goya depicted the devil in the form of a goat, surrounded by a coven of witches, both young and old.

Jun 24, 2023 · Francisco Goya’s grim and unnerving images of witches’ sabbaths and flying sorceresses hide an intriguing story behind them. Francisco Goya started his career as a joyful rococo painter, but over the years the famous artist turned into a master of scary scenes.