Restorers uncover demon in a 1789 painting – and reveal the decline of superstition in the Age of Reason
Restorers uncover demon in a 1789 painting – and reveal the decline of superstition in the Age of Reason: Recent news that restorers had uncovered the image of a Gothic-looking demon in a late work by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) seems fitting for these long, dark evenings. The sinister face hovers above the head of …