The Burial of the Sardine | Francisco de Goya | 1819 20th Century and holding a lyre—his iconic

and holding a lyre—his iconic instrument

emerging from a swirling

golden-brown tones and misty reflections create a dreamlike stillness

The scene captures the sorrowful parting between the Virgin Mary and Jesus before His Passion

from visionary mechanical designs to tender portrait studies

The Burial of the Sardine | Francisco de Goya | 1819 20th Century and holding a lyre—his iconicThe Burial of the Sardine is an oil on panel painting by Spanish artist Francisco Goya, usually dated to the 1810s. The title is posthumous, referring to the culminating event of a three day carnival in Madrid ending on Ash Wednesday. Masked and disguised revellers are seen dancing their way to the banks of the Manzanares, where a ceremonial sardine will be buried. Goya does not illustrate the fish in the painting, nor the large doll made of straw,