cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2073256

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Devouring_His_Son

According to the traditional interpretation, it [the painting] depicts the Greek myth of the Titan Cronus (in the title Romanised to Saturn), who, fearing that he would be overthrown by one of his children, ate each one upon their birth. The work is one of the 14 Black Paintings that Goya painted directly onto the walls of his house sometime between 1819 and 1823.

  • maegul@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Checking out Hesiod’s Theogony, probably the major source of this myth, amongst many others, is also worthwhile. There are some parts that you don’t need to pay much attention to, like the long list of the family tree. But otherwise, its a glimpse into some intriguingly dark and symbolic myth.