Nicolaisen's oeuvre can be described as an uninterrupted, unfiltered stream of consciousness that resonates from his adequate viewpoint as an artist, musician and fellowman
Tidens Krav 2012
...because the painting is damaged and faded, from earlier restorations, not everything you see in the picture can be attributed to Goya!
letter to Nicolaisen from Chief Curator Manuela Mena at the Prado Museum