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The Black Paintings is the name given to a group of 14 paintings by Francisco Goya from the later years of his life, probably between 1820 and 1823. They portray intense, haunting themes, reflective o
Mansion of the heirs of Goya in the Quinta del Sordo, Madrid, c. 1900. It was demolished in 1909.
Exposition Universelle (1878). Paris. On the left: Witches' Sabbath (The Great He-Goat)
(Saturno devorando a su hijo), Saturn Devouring His Son, 1820–1823
(El perro), The Dog, 1820–1823
Saturn Devouring His Son
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Saturn Devouring His Son is a painting by Spanish artist Francisco Goya. The work is one of the 14 so-called Black Paintings that Goya painted directly on the walls of his house some time between 1820
Black Paintings
…Sabbath, Men Reading, Judith and Holofernes, A Pilgrimage to San Isidro, Man Mocked by Two Women, Pilgrimage to the Fountain of San Isidro, The Dog, Saturn Devouring His Son, La Leocadia, and Asmodea. Goya acquired the Quinta del Sordo villa on the banks of the River Manzanares, near the Segovia bridge and with views over…
Saturn devouring his sons, Goya, c. 1797, red chalk on laid paper
1867 print made of Goya's Saturn prior to restoration and transfer on to canvas. Note that some details not present in the current painting are visible