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Goya’s black paintings: The fates

Goya’s black paintings: The fates

ArtistFrancisco Goya TitleThe fates Year1819-1823 TechniqueMural (later converted to canvas) Current locationMuseo del Prado, Madrid, Spain In classical mythology, the fates are three goddesses that control the thread of life. They are the personifications of destiny...
Goya’s black paintings: Asmodea

Goya’s black paintings: Asmodea

ArtistFrancisco Goya TitleAsmodea Year1819-1823 TechniqueMural (later converted to canvas) Current locationMuseo del Prado, Madrid, Spain Asmodea is also known as Asmodeus, Sabbath, or Fantastic vision. It is a strange painting of two people flying through the air. It...
Goya’s black paintings: Pilgrimage to St. Isidore’s well

Goya’s black paintings: Pilgrimage to St. Isidore’s well

ArtistFrancisco Goya TitlePilgrimage to St. Isidore’s well Year1819-1823 TechniqueMural (later converted to canvas) Current locationMuseo del Prado, Madrid, Spain Pilgrimage to St. Isidore’s well is also known as The holy office. The holy office is another...
Goya’s black paintings: Heads in a landscape

Goya’s black paintings: Heads in a landscape

ArtistFrancisco Goya TitleHeads in a landscape Year1819-1823 TechniqueMural (later converted to canvas) Current locationPrivate collection Fourteen of Goya’s black paintings are on display in the Prado Museum. Many descriptions of the black paintings only...
Goya’s black paintings: The reading

Goya’s black paintings: The reading

ArtistFrancisco Goya TitleThe reading Year1819-1823 TechniqueMural (later converted to canvas) Current locationMuseo del Prado, Madrid, Spain The reading, also known as Politicians or Men reading, shows a group of men reading a book, or maybe a newspaper or magazine,...