| Saturn Devouring His Son | |
|---|---|
| Spanish: Saturno devorando a su hijo | |
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| Artist | Francisco Goya |
| Year | c. 1820–1823 |
| Medium | mixed media mural transferred to canvas |
| Movement | Romanticism |
| Dimensions | 143.5 cm × 81.4 cm (56.5 in × 32.0 in) |
| Location | Museo del Prado, Madrid |
Saturn Devouring His Son is a painting by Spanish artist Francisco Goya. It is traditionally considered a depiction of the Greek myth of the Titan Cronus, whom the Romans called Saturn, eating one of his children out of fear of a prophecy by Gaea that one of his children would overthrow him.[a] The work is one of the 14 so-called Black Paintings that Goya painted directly on the walls of his house sometime between 1820 and 1823.[2] It was transferred to canvas after Goya's death and is now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.
- ^ Hesiod "Theogony". Sacred-Texts.com. 1914. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "Saturn - Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de - Museo del Prado". Museo Del Prado. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
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