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One of Goya's nightmarish 'Black Paintings,' applied straight onto the walls of his house, it shows the titan Saturn wild-eyed and devouring one of his children. Never meant for public eyes, it channels age, fear and political despair. Few images in art are so disturbing.
Saturn Devouring His Son
- Datec. 1819–23
- MovementRomanticism
- WhereMuseo del Prado, Madrid
- RegionIberia