The Disasters of War (Spanish: Los desastres de la guerra) is a series of 82 [a 1] prints created between 1810 and 1820 by the Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco Goya (1746–1828).

Jul 17, 2014 · Goya’s unflinching cycle of drawings, The Disasters of War, are the most searing works of art ever to deal with conflict, argues Alastair Sooke. It is one of the ironies of art …

Jan 9, 2019 · Haunting, macabre, and poignant, the series of 82 etchings by Spanish artist Francisco Goya known as “The Disasters of War” is a powerful reminder of the inhumane …

Mar 27, 2025 · In the first part of Goya’s series we witness the scenes of war: wounded soldiers, rapes, executions and mutilated corpses. These searing episodes are followed by images of …

Francisco Goya created the aquatint series The Disasters of War from 1810 to 1820. The eighty-two images add up to a visual indictment of and protest against the French occupation of …

After the Napoleonic Wars and the internal turmoil of the changing Spanish government, Goya developed an embittered attitude toward mankind. He had an acute, first-hand awareness of …

Goya’s Disasters of War takes inspiration from a specific set of historical conflicts in early nineteenth-century Spain: Napoléon Bonaparte’s 1808 invasion of Spain, followed by the …

Oct 27, 2024 · In Disasters of War Goya showed how progressive soldiers quartered and hung innocent civilians, how in the name of progress they raped women and trampled freedom in …

The Disasters of War are a series of 82 prints created between 1810 and 1820 by Francisco Goya. Although Goya did not make known his intention when creating the plates, art historians …

In this series of prints executed between 1810 and 1814 Goya offers a critical and personal vision of the consequences of the Spanish Peninsular War (1808-14) that is remote from the …