GOYA drawing

Tattoo from @notattoo_berlin from a GOYA drawing. ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ Francisco Goya (Spanish, 1746-1828) Two Men Fighting, Album F, 73 1812-1820 Brush and brown ink, with scraping Bequest of Eleanor A. Sayre Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

This piece comes from a Goya drawing—Two Men Fighting, Album F, made between 1812 and 1820. It’s simple on the surface: two figures, mid-motion, caught in a raw and almost violent moment. But the energy in it is unmistakable. There’s no background, no setting—just movement and emotion.

Translating it into a tattoo meant keeping that intensity without overworking the lines. Goya’s brushwork feels fast, urgent, like it’s happening in real time. That immediacy is what I wanted to preserve.

It’s one of those designs that doesn’t need much explanation. The tension is already there. Even after more than 200 years, the scene still feels alive—still says something about struggle, instinct, and the human condition. Quietly brutal. And strangely beautiful.