The painter Francisco de Goya has achieved reputation and prosperity through his talent and creative prowess.

His colleague and friend Esteve shows him the contradictions of this closed world and leads him to the simple people of the country.

The further he penetrates into the life of the people, drawing motifs for his art from it, the greater his inner pain becomes in view of the conditions in the country.

With the help of his companion Esteve, he finds his way back to his work, which leads him to an inner turning away from the values of society and the church.

But Goya is firmly established in the belief that the misery and horror arise from the circumstances themselves and remains convinced of the truth of his pictures.