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The sleep of reason produces monsters

Spot this sleeping figure.

The Spanish artist – Francisco de Goya – has made a print showing himself asleep, surrounded by lots of different creatures of the night.

Notice how the creatures make a pattern as they become less detailed the further away they are.

List all of the creatures you can see. Describe their faces.

Do you think they are real or is Goya dreaming about them?

Draw more creatures of the night that could surround Goya.