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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.
- 143.5 cm × 81.4 cm (56.5 in × 32.0 in)
- Francisco Goya
- c. 1820–1823
Saturn is a painting by Francisco Goya completed in 1821–23. It is a disturbing illustration of the myth of the Roman god Saturn, who, fearing that his children would overthrow him, ate them.
1 nov 2023 · In order to stop the prophecy from ever coming true, Saturn ended up eating all of his own children. The only one of his offspring to be spared this fate was Jupiter, who would go on to release his siblings in adulthood.
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- 143 x 81
- 1821-1823
- Mixed media mural transferred to canvas
1 gen 2016 · Saturn devouring a Son. 1636 - 1638. Oil on canvas. Room 079. Portrayed as an old man in accordance with the conventional method that was faithful to prevailing iconographic precepts, in his right hand the god Saturn clasps a scythe, his inveterate attribute, using it to steady himself.
6 dic 2023 · Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, Saturn Devouring One Of His Sons, 1821-1823, 143.5 x 81.4 cm (Prado, Madrid) One of the “Black Paintings” that Goya painted on the walls of his house outside Madrid, this image was originally located on the lower floor of the house known as “la Quinta del Sordo.”
8 dic 2023 · To prevent this, Saturn ate his children moments after each was born. His wife Ops eventually hid his third son, Jupiter, on the island of Crete, deceiving Saturn by offering a stone wrapped in swaddling in his place.
In the myth, Cronus, who later became identified with the Roman god Saturn, swallowed each of his children soon after their birth. But unlike the myth, Goya’s depiction involves violently tearing a future god apart.
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