This drawing satirizes the behavior of cloistered monks who, in the privacy of their monasteries, transgress the rules of virtuous behavior and are carried away by worldly excesses, represented here with alcohol. First he sketched with pencil and then he used the red chalk to define the outlines and create the shadows that characterize the nocturnal nature of the scene in the final print.

Matilla Rodríguez, José Manuel, Ligereza y atrevimiento. Dibujos de Goya, Santander, Fundación Botín, 2017, p.84 n.41; 180 n.41