| Man Mocked by Two Women | |
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| Spanish: Dos mujeres riéndose de un hombre | |
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| Artist | Francisco Goya |
| Year | c. 1820–1823 |
| Medium | Oil on gesso transferred to linen |
| Dimensions | 125.4 cm × 65.4 cm (49.4 in × 25.7 in) |
| Location | Museo del Prado, Madrid |
Man Mocked by Two Women or Women Laughing or (Spanish: Dos mujeres y un hombre [English:Two Women and a Man]) or The Ministration[1] are names given to a painting likely completed between 1820 and 1823[2] by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya.
It is one of Goya's 14 Black Paintings, a series created near the end of his life on the walls of his home, Quinta del Sordo. He was then living in despair, and the works are oppressively dark in both mood and colour. It shows two women with maniacal smiles seemingly laughing at a simple-minded man who appears to be masturbating at the right hand of the picture. Despite their jeers, the woman to the left may also be masturbating, which——in the absence of any written or oral comment from Goya on any work in the series—art critics and historians believe lends to the image's futile and sterile intent.
The Black Paintings are housed in the Museo del Prado, Madrid.