虔誠的職業

1796-1797

歡迎來到歷史上最離奇的畢業典禮！在這幅出自其著名《奇想集》系列（第70版）的版畫中，戈雅對宗教儀式和迷信進行了猛烈抨擊。這不是神聖的授職儀式，而是一名年輕男子正被兩個可怕、如老巫婆般的人物「啟蒙」，他們一邊用圓規測量他的頭骨，一邊讓他坐在一頭惡魔般的野獸背上。標題「虔誠的誓願」純屬諷刺——戈雅嘲弄盲信和教條如何能將人變成怪物，正如畫面下方渾濁深淵中漂浮的詭異頭顱所直觀呈現的那樣。

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