Pinturas negras (Black Paintings) (jan 1, 1823 BC – jan 1, 1819)
Description:
- The Black Paintings (Spanish: Pinturas negras) is the name given to a group of fourteen paintings by Francisco Goya from the later years of his life, likely between 1819 and 1823.- In 1819, at the age of 72, Goya moved into a two-storey house outside Madrid that was called Quinta del Sordo (Deaf Man's Villa) and started painting these works on his walls.
- They portray intense, haunting themes, reflective of both his fear of insanity and his bleak outlook on humanity.
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Date:
jan 1, 1823 BC
jan 1, 1819
~ 3644 years