Saturn Devouring His Son, Francisco Goya
Francisco Goya·Saturn Devouring His Son·c. 1819–23·Mural in mixed technique, transferred to canvas·Museo del Prado, Madrid↓

Francisco Goya Spanish, 1746 – 1828

Saturn Devouring His Son, c. 1819–23

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A wild-eyed giant looms out of the dark, gripping a headless, bloodied body and about to take another bite. Goya painted it straight onto the dining-room wall of his house outside Madrid, the Quinta del Sordo, as one of fourteen Black Paintings never meant for public view. He left no title or notes; the murals were moved to canvas after his death.

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The victim has an adult's proportions, not an infant's, and Saturn's usual attributes, such as a scythe or hourglass, are missing, so the traditional title has been questioned.

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