robert stewart Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Perhaps this has been commented upon before (?) but in one of the famous Goya paintings of witches and their goat god, a witch is playing a concertina. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witches'_Sabbath_(Goya,_1798)#/media/File:Francisco_de_Goya_y_Lucientes_-_Witches'_Sabbath_(The_Great_He-Goat).jpg Look for the figure on the far right, with what looks like a typical Continental style concertina with the two-part bellows. Is 1798 early for a concertina of any kind ? So maybe the Salvation Army knew something about the concertina that needed redemption. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Laban Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 42 minutes ago, robert stewart said: Is 1798 early for a concertina of any kind ? It is. Too early. You may look at some of the work by Ana Maria Pacheco for similar subject matter. And spot the odd concertina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Your Wikipedia link lists that painting as between 1821 and 1823, which is close, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickT Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Looks more like a hand muff to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMON GABRIELOW Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Cackle cackle cackle.. here! Frogs legs, toads knee caps, and mandrake I do mix here me dear, and thereof give to thee a muse to jest .....😁😁🤔🤔🤔🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Draper Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 The Witches Sabbath picture seems to be dated 1821-1823. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveRo Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 I googled 'goya' and 'concertina' and found this: Is it true that "concertina players appear in several other paintings by this artist"? He was court painter to the King of Spain, but he also he did a lot of paintings that he hid from the spanish court. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Francisco Goya died in 1828. The concertina was invented in 1829. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMON GABRIELOW Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 There's many similar looking instruments with bellows think of the portative organ of medieval period. ( Also featured in paintings of the time).And if you create discordant notes on concertinas.. ( deliberately or otherwise!)..then it is very jarring on the soul ( for certain)!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoover Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 2 hours ago, David Barnert said: Francisco Goya died in 1828. The concertina was invented in 1829. And that's where the witchcraft comes in... 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Madge Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 And the one on the extreme left is looking at her smartphone. Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix castro Posted Thursday at 05:17 PM Share Posted Thursday at 05:17 PM I think that it is a hand muff, but at first sight it seems a concertina. Perhaps a concertina hand muff? Félix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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