Cathbad Wrote:
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> Nearing the gates of Vyones at sunset, Gaspard du
> Nord saw behind him, through gaps in the ancient
> wood, the far-off head and shoulders of the
> terrible colossus, who moved along the Isoile,
> stooping from sight at intervals in some horrid
> deed.
>
> I'm guessing this was the inspiration?
>
> [
en.wikipedia.org]
> ng)
CAS mentioned Goya once or twice in his fiction. In "The Hunters From Beyond" (not a favorite of mine) the protagonist was looking over Goya's "proverbes", or
Los disparates, and compared its artwork with the ultraterrestrial ghouls he encountered. Whether or not there is any link between this painting and the story at hand, he was certainly an admirer of Goya and the similarities are immense!