Tag: Goya
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Medical deafness or the madness of war: Goya’s motivation for creating the Black Paintings
Sarah Bahr Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Figure 1. Goya, Francisco. Saturn Devouring His Son. 1820-1823. Prado National Museum. The Spanish painter Francisco Goya darkened the plaster walls of his rural Madrid farmhouse with leering witches, a gaggle of grimacing hags, and a man with bulging eyes devouring a human form. The latter painting, posthumously…