# The Hanged Monk **Francisco Goya** (Spanish, 1746–1828) c. 1810 Oil on panel 31 × 39.2 cm (12 3/16 × 15 5/16 in.); Framed: 48.3 × 56.2 × 6.7 cm (19 × 22 1/8 × 2 5/8 in.) Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1936.225. [The museum's record](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/22808). ## About this work A monk hangs lifeless in a desolate mountain setting in this small panel, painted around 1810, when the Peninsular War was tearing Spain apart. In these years Goya made a number of small pictures for himself, alongside the etchings later published as The Disasters of War, recording cruelty committed by all sides. Free of any commission, he could paint with brutal directness, in rapid, sketchy strokes that leave the scene unexplained and all the more disturbing. _Written by Ochre Editions._ Francisco Goya painted this in about 1810, aged about 59. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago. ### What you’re looking at A work made of oil on panel. _Description from the Art Institute of Chicago._ ### How it was made - **Oil on panel.** Oil paint on prepared wooden boards, usually oak in the north and poplar in Italy. The rigid, smooth surface suits fine detail and thin, glowing glazes. - **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled. ### [Francisco Goya](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/francisco-goya) Spanish, 1746–1828; born in Fuendetodos; died in Bordeaux Goya began with tapestry designs for the royal factory in Madrid and rose to become first painter to the Spanish court under Charles IV. After a serious illness left him deaf in the 1790s, his work grew darker and more personal. His etched series, Los Caprichos and The Disasters of War, satirise folly and record the atrocities of the Peninsular War, and he painted the Black Paintings directly on the walls of his own house. He spent his last years in exile in Bordeaux. _Written by Ochre Editions._ ## Facts - Type: Painting - Culture: Spain - The artist was about 59 - Real size: about 12 × 15 in (31 × 39 cm). The 12 × 16 in print is close to life size. - Century: 19th century - Subjects: death, figures, men, monks, mountain, Mourning, soldiers, white (color) - Colour: brown - Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose. ## Get it - Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/96.jpg?dl=1 - Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/96/1920.jpg - Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68; 20 × 30 in $86; 24 × 36 in $108; 30 × 40 in $148 - Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208; 24 × 36 in $258; 30 × 40 in $338 - Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118; 20 × 30 in $148; 24 × 36 in $178; 30 × 40 in $228 - Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5; 24 × 36 in $5; 30 × 40 in $5 Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-hanged-monk-aic-22808).