SATURN DEVOURING HIS SON |
In the mythical world, it is believed that one of Saturn's sons would overtake his power. Thus, Saturn ate his newborn sons in order to have no one overrule his power. Saturn's need for power was more important to him than his own sons, resulting him in acting cruel and savage towards his son. Goya connects to the mythical world by drawing Saturn eating his son. This relates back to the theme because it shows how cruel the world really is to the point where killing ones own child is allowed when ones power is threatened. In the painting itself it seems as if Saturn is eating his child without any thought or sadness. This connects back to the theme that humans can be inhumane and they may not have any remorse for killing or acts against humanity.
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Asmodea
In this picture, Goya draws a man and a woman flying over a potential war to escape to the mountains. While they are flying over, there is a gun being pointed at them. Goya may also be connecting to the mythical world by drawing Prometheus and Minerva flying over to the Caucasus Mountains. Goya's connecting to his central theme by representing two people trying to escape the cruelties of war. It seems as if the two want to fly away and go to the mountains to obtain peace and avoid conflict. But by drawing a gun on the bottom left corner, Goya is representing how war is inescapable and the cruelties of mankind impact everyone. Even those who do not want to participate in war are also heavily impacted by the disasters of war.
The dOG
This painting represents a dog looking upwards into nothing. Goya draws the dog as minuscule compared to the area surrounding the dog. Goya is expressing that the cruelties of war are impacting the innocent. Dogs are characterized as loving, caring, and loyal. Goya is trying represent that even those who are loving, caring, and loyal are impacted by the inhumane acts of mankind. Goya may also be representing himself as the dog because he is loyal and true to Spain, but he is discriminated against by the government because of the fact that he was liberal.
two old men
This painting features an an old man looking troubled and sad and behind him is another man with a distorted face speaking to the man. The older man resembles a godlike figure and the older man behind him resembles a monstrous figure. The evil of the world is represented through this painting. It seems as if the monstrous figure is shouting evil and savage messages to the godlike figure, which epitomizes how the world may be taking the turn for the worse. This turn may be due to the cruel war and inhumane acts going on around Goya.
TWO OLD MEN EATING SOUP
This painting features two elderly people eating. Goya makes the faces of the humans evil, scary, and disproportionate. He also plays on colors by using darker colors such as black and brown. Goya's theme is expressed here by showing the inner evil in these older humans. The man on the left has a very evil expression, which may correlate to the devil like behaviors of mankind.
lA LEOCADIA
Leocadia Weiss was a lover of Goya. In this painting, Leocadia is wearing a black, funeral-like dress with a somber look on her face. She seems to be leaning on a burial site. Goya is connecting to his theme in this painting by showing how the cruelties of mankind have lead to innocent people losing their loved ones. He may also be implying how Leocadia lost Goya to the war because of the unjust acts of the government.
A PILGRIMAGE TO SAN ISIDRO |
This image was drawn close to 30 years after Goya drew The Prado of San Isidro. The faces look distorted and the people in the paintings appear to be ghostlike. Goya connects to his theme by showing the impact war has on the civilians. In his painting The Prado of San Isidro, the people are happy and enjoying themselves. Also, the image background is light and has a warm atmosphere. While as this painting is extremely dark and Goya uses more black, brown and grey colors, rather than warm colors. By contrasting his two paintings, it is easy to see that Goya's views on life and humans became darker after the war. People's inner evil and savageness has lead innocent civilians to lead an unhappy and cruel life.
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Fight with clubs
Goya draws two men fighting with clubs. It is unclear what side each men is fighting for based on their attire. Thus, Goya may be implying that although everyone has different view points, we are all human and all deserve respect. Also, Goya also hides part of the mens legs, which may represent how humans are all stuck in this world and they can choose to get along or self destruct. By drawing the two men fighting instead of getting along, Goya shows his theme that humans have a difficult time accepting different perspectives and tend to resort to violence and savage ways in order to solve issues.
atropos
Goya references the mythical world again in this painting. According to an interpretation by organizers from MIT, Goya represents the fates in the paintings. The three women control life and death. The names of the three women are Lachesis, Clotho, and Atropos. The women control life with a literal thread. Atropos has more power than the other two because she is the one who actually cuts off the thread, thus ending life. Goya also draws one extra person in the painting and it is not yet known exactly who she is. She may also be helping with the controlling of fate. Goya's theme is represented in this painting because he is trying to show how life is hanging on a thread and how easily lives are being lost due to inhumane acts.
Citation: Goya, Francisco de. "The Fates (Atropos)." 120398 (2008).
Citation: Goya, Francisco de. "The Fates (Atropos)." 120398 (2008).