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Saturn Devouring His Son
Saturno devorando a uno de sus niños
Artist: Francisco Goya
Start Date: 1819
Completion Date:1823
Style: Romanticism
Series: The black paintings
Genre: mythological painting
Technique: oil
Material: canvas
Dimensions: 83 x 146 cm
Gallery: Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain
Tags: Greek-and-Roman-Mythology, Saturn
Between the years of 1819 and 1823, Goya painted a series of paintings on the walls his villa at Quinto del Sordo, all of which portrayed terrible, fantastical, or morbid imagery. These paintings are now called the Black Paintings, referring to the mental state of Goya during this dark time in his life, due to his bout with illness, which made him deaf, as well internal strife in Spain. This painting was completed of the walls of his dining room, and is a rendition of Saturn, the Roman mythological character, who, fearing that his children would one day overthrow him, ate each one of them upon their births.
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