''The Bewitched Man'' (also known as ''The Devil's Lamp'') is a painting completed c. 1798 by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes. It is an oil painting on canvas and depicts a scene from a play by Antonio de Zamora called ''The man bewitched by force'' (

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: ''El hechizado por fuerza''). The painting shows the protagonist, Don Claudio, who believes he is bewitched and that his life depends on keeping a lamp alight. This is one of six paintings of witches and devils Goya painted for the

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and Duchess of Osuna, who had an estate at

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near Madrid. It is held by the

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, London.A Scene from 'The Forcibly Bewitched'
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bewitched Man Paintings by Francisco Goya 18th-century paintings Collections of the National Gallery, London Horses in art

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