At 73, Spanish painter Goya abandons the royal court. At his country villa, he becomes friends with his housekeeper's daughter Rosarita who has a talent for drawing.

In the midst of the Inquisition, portrait painter Goya is slowly losing his health and beginning to express every one of his nightmares through dark sketches, which worries his straight-laced son. Only one little girl, the daughter of his new housekeeper and an aspiring artist, sees through the nightmares to the stories behind the pictures. Through her perspective, she helps keep Goya alive and creates a better understanding between the old man and his family.—Max Vaughn