He transformed the Spanish Baroque in the process. Spanish painter Francisco Ribalta reached the pinnacle of his mature style with Christ Embracing St. After a brief return to Spain, he went back to France, where he died in 1828. The god’s wide-eyed stare suggests madness and paranoia, and disturbingly he seems unselfconscious in carrying out his horrific act. Goya’s version, with its restricted palette and looser style, is much darker in all senses. The artist may have been inspired by Peter Paul Rubens’s Baroque portrayal of the myth, Saturn Devouring His Son (1636). Goya, by then in his 70s and having survived two life-threatening illnesses, is likely to have been anxious about his own mortality. Taking the myth as a starting point, the painting may be about God’s wrath, the conflict between old age and youth, or Saturn as Time devouring all things. The haunting Saturn illustrates the myth of the Roman god Saturn, who, fearing that his children would overthrow him, ate them. They were not intended to be shown to the public, and only later were the pictures lifted from the walls, transferred to canvas, and deposited in the Prado. The artist painted directly on to the plaster walls of the Quinta the series of psychologically brooding images popularly known as the “black” paintings (1819–23). A previous owner of the house was deaf, and the name remained apt as Goya himself had lost his hearing in his mid-40s. In 1819 Francisco Goya bought a house west of Madrid called the Quinta del sordo (“Villa of the deaf man”). SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.

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