Saturn Devouring His Son

Saturn Devouring His Son
Spanish: Saturno devorando a su hijo
ArtistFrancisco Goya
Yearc. 1820–1823
Mediummixed media mural transferred to canvas
MovementRomanticism
Dimensions143.5 cm × 81.4 cm (56.5 in × 32.0 in)
LocationMuseo 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.

  1. ^ Hesiod "Theogony". Sacred-Texts.com. 1914. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "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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