Saturn Devouring His Son

Francisco Goya · 1820

Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco Goya

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Saturn Devouring His Son is a painting by Spanish artist Francisco Goya. The work is one of the 14 so-called Black Paintings that Goya painted directly on the walls of his house some time between 1820 and 1823. It was transferred to canvas after Goya's death and is now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.

Artist
Francisco Goya
Date
1820
Collection
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain
Movement
Romanticism
Medium
wall, canvas, mixed technique
Size
143.5 × 81.4 cm

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