A lot of these painters, like Caravaggio and David (whose death of Murat is far superior but not as terrifying) were going for the dramatic factor, Goya should be at the tip top of the list for the pure fact that his black paintings were basically emotional therapy for him after he recovered from his lead poisoning and hearing loss, they were not meant to be seen and were a true view into his mind set, that in itself is very very terrifying...