“El coloso” has been long considered a black painting from Goya, but recently it has been attributed to one of his followers, Asensi Julia. Actually the initials A.J. appear on the painting at the bottom left side.
Goya also painted a version of Saturn Devouring His Son.
He managed to create an entirely new take on a familiar story from Greek mythology which had been painted many times before.
Here is a Baroque version by Peter Paul Rubens, from 1636, terrifying in its own right:
A Museo del Prado expert mentioned in a video at the museum that this is what we are doing today, not taking notice of climate change: we are “Devouring” the future of our children.
Goya also painted a version of Saturn Devouring His Son.
He managed to create an entirely new take on a familiar story from Greek mythology which had been painted many times before.
Here is a Baroque version by Peter Paul Rubens, from 1636, terrifying in its own right:
It was here that Goya created the fourteen "Black Paintings".
He never spoke or wrote about them. They were private works of art, deeply personal expressions of suffering and of complex emotions, painted directly onto the walls of his house.
The Dog was one of them.
@Ramis7Ramis Como la de los no millonarios… recuerdo la cuestación para adquirir para el Prado el Vouet mediante micro mecenazgo y se consiguió a duras penas
Unusually I played tourist on concert day in Barcelona and went to Sagrada Familia. Last time I was there was 50 (yes fifty!) years ago with my parents! There was no roof then. Now it's incredible. Was wishing they had been there with me.
@kolonie40 Maybe. Personally his Mahler always left me cold. I prefer the big boys Klemperer, Barbirolli, Walter and Karajan for the 9th. Being ill isn’t a guarantee of achieving transcendence with the 9th though I understand the logic.