Why it matters
One of Goya's 14 so-called Black Paintings, painted directly on the walls of his house outside Madrid, Saturn Devouring His Son shows the Titan eating one of his children for fear of being overthrown. Goya gave it no title and never meant it for the public, so its meaning is still disputed.
Did you know?
- The house was known as the Quinta del Sordo, the 'Villa of the Deaf Man'; Goya himself had been deaf since 1792.
- The paintings were transferred to canvas after Goya's death.
- Goya first decorated the rooms with more inspiring images before painting over them all.
Based on the Wikipedia article Saturn Devouring His Son (CC BY-SA 4.0).
