Don Juan and the Commendatore

Don Juan and the Commendatore
ArtistFrancisco Goya
Year1797–1798
Mediumoil on plain weave
Dimensions45 × 32 cm

Don Juan and the Commendatore[1] (Spanish: Don Juan y la estatua del Comendador or El burlador de Sevilla) is a painting by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. It belongs to a series of six cabinet paintings, each approximately 43 × 30 cm, with witchcraft as the central theme. The paintings do not form a single narrative and have no shared meaning, so each one is interpreted individually. The entire series was owned by the Dukes of Osuna and adorned their summer residence in Alameda de Osuna. In addition to Don Juan and the Commendatore, the series includes Witches' Sabbath, Witches' Flight, The Incantation [pl], The Bewitched Man, and The Witches' Kitchen. Four of these paintings are housed in various public collections, one in a private collection, and Don Juan and the Commendatore is considered lost.

  1. ^ Hughes (2006, p. 149)