Decoding Goya’s Black Paintings

Painted in isolation on the walls of his final home, and never intended for public viewing, Goya’s series of late, dark pictures have become icons. In Halloween week, MutualArt gets a bit too close to the works known as The Black Paintings.

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Nov 3 · 6 min read
Francisco de Goya, Saturn (1819–1823)

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