Winter Scene
1786
oil
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
1786
oil
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
You see two groups of people trudging through deep snow, one dragging a dead pig, while bare trees bend under a gray sky. Goya painted this as a small study for a big tapestry. The tapestry was meant to hang in a royal dining room, showing the seasons. Here, he focuses on the cold and the effort of ordinary workers—not kings or gods. To see how light and shadow shape a scene, look up *chiaroscuro*.
