1799
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Wait Till You've Been Anointed, Plate 67 is a 1799 by Francisco Goya, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows three twisted figures in a dark, shadowy scene. One man sits hunched over a bowl, another crouches beside him, and a third—with a donkey’s head—looms above, arms outstretched. The background is a murky, indistinct shape, and the whole image feels tense and strange. The donkey-headed figure might be a joke or a warning, playing on how people act when they’re in power. The title, *"Wait Till You've Been Anointed,"* hints at something about authority or punishment. Look up Romanticism to see how artists used weird, dramatic scenes like this to make a point.
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; Spanish: ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.
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