The Madhouse

The Madhouse
Spanish: Casa de locos
ArtistFrancisco Goya
Year1812–1819
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions46 cm × 73 cm (18 in × 29 in)
LocationReal Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid

The Madhouse (Spanish: Casa de locos) or Asylum (Spanish: Manicomio) is an oil on panel painting by Francisco Goya. He produced it between 1812 and 1819 based on a scene he had witnessed at the then-renowned Zaragoza mental asylum.[1] It depicts a mental asylum and the inhabitants in various states of madness. The creation came after a tumultuous period of Goya's life in which he suffered from serious illness and experienced hardships within his family.

  1. ^ Harris, James C. (2003-11-01). "Yard With Madmen (El Corral de Locos)". Archives of General Psychiatry. 60 (11): 1068. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.60.11.1068. ISSN 0003-990X. PMID 14609881.