The painting shows a group of three scaried or resigned people escorted by monsters, that the spectator can see from above, descending towards some place below (suggesting Hell) for a costume party . The clothes of the dragued people suggest an upper class, that the monsters mimic with their disguises and whose they thereby underline the vanity. Vivacity of colors and grotesque shapes conflict with the despair of the characters, producing both a feeling of fascination and disgust at the spectator.
