Francisco Goya was ostracized from the court in the final years of his life. He had been deaf for years, isolated from society, and his experience of war, political violence, and religious oppression had greatly darkened his view of humanity.

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In this video, we explore the final years of Goya’s life and the series that later became known as the “Black Paintings”; 14 dark and terrifying paintings that Goya painted on the walls of his home and never intended for public display.

Starting with “The Disasters of War” and the depiction of human violence, we move on to works such as “The Witches’ Sabbath,” “Saturn Devouring His Child,” “The Drowned Dog,” and “The Battle with Clubs.” Why did Goya paint such images in the final years of his life? Did he really no longer believe in God and hope? And what do these paintings say about his view of humanity?

Perhaps to understand the darkness of these paintings, we need to understand what he had apparently seen throughout his life.

Text and performance: Hooman Hassani
Direction and editing: Hossein Zamani
Thumbnail designer: Parnia Agakhani
Thanks to Mahshid Afzali and Javad Ebrahiminejad for their great help in preparing this episode.
Source of this video: Great Art Explained Channel
00:00Introduction and entry into the dark world of Francisco Goya
01:12Goya's life and the path to becoming a Spanish court painter
05:50Mysterious illness, deafness and a change in artistic direction
08:00Napoleon's occupation of Spain and the Inquisition
14:55Los Caprichos series of engravings
17:42The masterpiece "The sleep of reason creates monsters"
21:32The enduring painting "The Third of May 1808" (The execution of heroes)
27:50The terrifying series "The Disasters of War"
31:35Isolation in the house of the deaf man (Quinta del Sordo) and black paintings
38:15Analysis of the painting "Shrine of San Isidro"
41:41The painting "The Witches' Sabbath" Sabbath)
44:28Two Old Men
46:54Men Reading and Women Laughing
49:26Judith and Holofernes
51:09Fight with Cudgels
52:12Two Old Men Eating Soup
53:15Atropos or Moirai (Fate)
55:20Portrait of Leo Cadia (Woman at the Tomb)
58:10Fantastic Vision
59:13The Horrific MasterpieceSaturn Devouring His Child
62:10The Mysterious and Tragic Drowning Dog
63:44Exile, Final Years and Conclusion
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