Saturne: Peintures noires des hommes de la famille goya

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Saturn devouring his sons (c. 1797) by Francisco de Goya, red chalk on laid paper; Francisco de Goya (1746-1828), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

It is difficult to square the genteel portraiture of Francisco Goya’s early works with the increasingly macabre, jaded artwork he created towards the end of his career; indeed, unless you could trace his art as it appeared, you would likely to struggle to believe that this was all the work of one man. And perhaps Goya would have struggled to believe it, too, in his quiet later moments: his early life, whilst by no means easy, could boast an array of personal successes. He was selected as a court painter in 1786, and as such his work became populated by members of the royal family, all costly dresses and coiffured hair. He ascended to the highest rank awarded to court painters in 1799 and this, together with his friendships with the great and the good, perhaps gave him the confidence to paint his ‘Maja’, a rather daring nude – even if this was deemed too profane to be shown during Goya’s lifetime. Still, being bold enough to paint it at all speaks to a certain daring, a certain sense of liberty. Museo Nacional del Prado, Museo del Prado: inventario general de pinturas, III, Museo del Prado, Espasa Calpe, Madrid, 1996, pp. 147, n. 536. Moreno de las Heras, Margarita, Goya: pinturas del Museo del Prado, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1997, pp. 316-319, n. 113.

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Francisco de Zurbarán: Zurbarán painted a number of works featuring Saturn, including "Saturn Devouring his Son" and "The Triumph of Saturn." Goya's Saturn Devouring One of His Sons". smARThistory at Khan Academy. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014 . Retrieved September 10, 2023. Culture Trips are deeply immersive 5 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and 4-5* accommodation to look forward to at the end of each day. Our Rail Trips are our most planet-friendly itineraries that invite you to take the scenic route, relax whilst getting under the skin of a destination. Our Private Trips are fully tailored itineraries, curated by our Travel Experts specifically for you, your friends or your family. Nordström, F., Goya. Saturn and Melancholy. Studies in the Art of Goya, Almqvist & Wiksell, Estocolmo:, 1962, pp. 185-201, 220. Information |Description={{es|1=Saturno devorando a sus hijos. Pintura negra de Goya.}} |Source=http://www.museodelprado.es/typo3temp/pics/74afa9e844.jpg |Author=Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) |Date=1819-1823 |Permission=PD-Art |other_versions= }} {{Ima

Gudiol, José, Goya, 1746-1828: Biografía, estudio analítico y catálogo de sus pinturas, i, Polígrafa, Barcelona, 1970, pp. 71; 268, n. 221. Teixidor Cadenas, C., Fotografías de Laurent en la Quinta de Goya, Descubrir el Arte, 154, 2011, pp. 48-54. Moreno de las Heras, M., "El Invierno o La Nevada". En: Goya y el espíritu de la Ilustración, El Viso, Madrid, 1988, pp. 157-158, n. 10.

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It’s a blunt emotionally charged painting where the central figure, an anti hero with baffled raised arms, is killed on the side of the road like an animal by anonymous gunmen. Additionally, Francisco Goya’s rendition is imbued with the tenets of Romanticism, which sought more expressive and dramatic depictions of subject matter. Artists also explored what they felt, moving away from art that was more calculated and based on reason, notably History paintings during the Neoclassical art period. Bonnefoy, Yves, Goya, les peintures noires, William Blake & Co., Burdeos:, 2006, pp. 87-91, 93, 103-104.