Two Old Men eating

Francisco De Goya Y Lucientes 1820-1823

The mural paintings that decorated the house known as “la Quinta del Sordo,” where Goya lived have come to be known as the Black Paintings, because he used so many dark pigments and blacks in them, and also because of their somber subject matter. The Baron Émile d'Erlanger acquired “la Quinta” in 1873 and had the paintings transferred to canvas. The works suffered enormously in the process, losing a large amount of paint.

This feed from the old galleries demonstrates how digital enhancements have altered the images over time, we see distinct fluctuations in hue and saturation which obscure our perception of the original work.