cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2073256
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Devouring_His_Son
According to the traditional interpretation, it [the painting] depicts the Greek myth of the Titan Cronus (in the title Romanised to Saturn), who, fearing that he would be overthrown by one of his children, ate each one upon their birth. The work is one of the 14 Black Paintings that Goya painted directly onto the walls of his house sometime between 1819 and 1823.
I could not even begin to tell you why, but this is probably my most favorite painting of all. There’s something just so grim and compelling about it. I also run across it a lot in video games, so it seems I’m not the only one who thinks so.