Francisco Goya
publication date: Friday, September 3, 2021 (part of Fall 2021)
category: 
Art
clue: This Spaniard lost his mind and its container.
explanation: Goya was a Spanish painter whose later work often involved insanity and mental asylums as he feared the loss of his mental health. Nearly a century after his death and burial, the Spanish government arranged to re-inter his body, but his skull was discovered to be missing. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, and Aaron Shurtleff
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