Monday, June 5, 2017

Painting #A10 - Saturn Devouring His Son

[LEFT] Saturn Devouring His Son
- Goya (1746-1828, Spanish)
- oil mural xfer'd to canvas (143 x 81 cm) c.1819-23
- Museo del Prado (Madrid)

[RIGHT] Saturn Devouring His Son
- Rubens (1577-1640, Flemish)
- oil on canvas (183 x 87 cm) 1636-38
- Museo del Prado (Madrid)
Greek mythology: Titan (Greek) / Saturn (Roman) / 農神, fearing that he would be overthrown by one of his sons, ate each one upon their birth.

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