Curatorial Narrative In 1796-1797, Francisco de Goya’s “Hasta la muerte. (Until death.)” situated itself within the tumultuous cultural landscape of late 18th-century Spain, as the artist navigated the cusp between traditional and modernist sensibilities. Executed in a striking black-and-white palette, this work exemplifies Goya’s evolving linear style, which would come to characterize his later oeuvre. By employing a minimalist approach, stripped of ornamentation and extraneous detail, “Hasta la muerte” achieves an uncommon intimacy with the viewer, its spare composition imbuing the subject with an almost existential weight.At a scale of 44×61, the artwork’s chromatic structure assumes a presence that is both austere and commanding. The black-and-white palette, initially jarring in its starkness, develops an unsettling atmospheric density that can be likened to the dark, rich tones of certain luxurious materials ebony, for instanc