Wordless Wednesday - Saturn Devours His Children
Wednesday July 9, 2008

"Saturn" or "Saturn Devours His Children," by Francisco de Goya
Public Domain. Courtesy of Web Museum, Paris

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Comments
Oh my…isn’t that thought provoking!
Happy WW!
:::::shudder::::: That’s quite a picture! However, as a mom of two teenagers, I almost feel that way sometimes!
That’s scary! Happy WW!
Horrifying. I’ll be having nightmares about this image for sure.
Wow. Very thought provoking!
Oh My!
I think I’m glad we skipped Goya when we did our artist study last year. Saturn was not a nurturing parent, that is for sure!
Grotesque! I guess before the days of TV people had to entertain themselves with stories and art, but ewww.
I promise I won’t always post such gruesome ones. I put this one up because my husband said, “What’s THAT?” He almost never notices what I’m working on, so I knew it had eye-catching power. I had planned a milder one that I’ll probably use next week.
Well, the mythological story is quite grotesque in itself (Saturn devouring his children) - but that is quite a fantastic image.
Wow, that photo certainly makes you stop and look. Nice eyecatcher!
Goya sure had a knack for the grotesque. Where are you getting all this art from? Very cool! Happy WW!