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First, I incorrectly advise that Goya was in his "seventies" rather than his fifties by the 1790s, even though Goya was born in 1746. This is a pretty embarrassing misreading that I forgot to correct. But thank you to those who have rightly pointed this out.
Please excuse any potential mispronunciations that I make in this video, in particular the Spanish related words and names etc. I am not Spanish, my Spanish is admittedly amateur at best, and I have never received higher education in languages. I ensure that I research as best I can for the "proper" pronunciations for all my videos, but I am basically still a novice in these things and still learning. So I wholeheartedly welcome any corrections you might have where applicable, just please also bear regional dialects in mind as well - what might sound odd to you, might be completely normal where I live. Either way, I apologise to any Spanish-speaking viewers!
Also, I try my best to research the history of countries, rulers etc. for the sake of explaining the art featured in my videos, but I try to keep it as brief as possible as it again is not my area of expertise! If I get any facts wrong, again, just kindly let me and everyone know in the comments :) I endeavour to improve my research and sources in the meantime.
THE BLACK PAINTINGS:
Considering that Francisco Goya is commonly regarded to be one of the most notable Spanish artists of all time, completing paintings that were once bright and vibrant, with faces of contentment and bright blue skies, even painting directly for the royal family as a First Chamber Painter, it only increases the mystery and awe of how an artist such as this, created such disturbing imagery so vividly like the âPinturas negrasâ (The Black Paintings). Unfortunately, beneath the incredible genius of Goya, was a tightening grip of madness and paranoia, increasing year-by-year and tragically accompanied by an undiagnosed illness that would leave him deaf. Most tragically, his deepest fear of losing his sanity, would swiftly become his harshest reality. A vicious cycle of fearing becoming old and paranoid, would only increase his anxiety each passing year. Many believe this troubled period of solitude and alienation from people around him, to be the burning catalyst for these paintings. A perfect window into how he visualized humanity and the world surrounding him during this time. An almost tragic result of a once vibrant world he created, turning into something resentful and distrustful. This series of paintings and the artist was recommended to me by viewers on my last video on Richard Dadd. And each day I got more tempted as I read more about Goya and this series of paintings, so without further ado, Iâd like to thank you guys for recommending this topic to me and I hope today we can shine some extra light on these incredibly dark pieces of art. As we take a look, one by one, through the Black Paintings of Francisco Goya.
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What sticks out to me about this is that they were painted all over his house. Imagine being isolated and only having the characters in these paintings looking at you all day everyday, especially once the sun goes down. Seems like the paintings fed his despair as much as he left on them.
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I think a big part of what makes Goya's Saturn so unsettling for me is the utter inelegance in the way the mans body has been devoured. While Rubens' Saturn is obviously still horrific it still maintains an artful elegance to it, while the figure in Goya's has just been crudely devoured as it hangs limp, like a piece of meat. It's like coming upon the body of someone who has been partially eaten by a wild animal, slumped over in a ditch.
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as someone with significant hearing loss, the two old men painting might be depicting the personification of tinnitus as a demon, in my experience tinnitus can very easily contribute to anxiety and depression, with feelings of hopelessness and fear. emotions that someone who is religious could view as a demon influencing and tormenting them.
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The fact that he lost his hearing means the only things he could "hear" were those dark thoughts plaguing his mind. Maybe that is what his painting of the creature yelling into the old man's ear is alluding to. I can see how that could be maddening to him.
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Love how many of these paintings are so dark but dont use shock value, they use psychological deep fear. The fear of the unknown, of mortality, insanity, loneliness, and violence. He was committing suicide in his mind, but his body could do nothing but paint what he saw. Perhaps as a religious man, he embraced these truths instead of fleeing from them into the arms of self harm or suicide. He had to get the emotions out of himself and out into the world. The fact he painted these on the walls of his home is very telling. The home is often though of as an extension of the self. These paintings were private, almost like visual journals. The permanent nature of painting in his walls tells me that he knew he wasnât going to have a lot of time. So these would be forever put in place, unable to be separated from the artist, even after his death. He was saying âlook at me! But i am afraidâ
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the most terrifying thing about these paintings is that the names given to each one of them are just what the people who first found them at Goya's house thought they meant. Goya never wrote any names or notes on them so "Cronos devouring his children" could perfectly represent something else.
Also this particular painting was on his dining room's wall so...
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his art must have been so theraputic for him, I can only imagine the things he struggled with mentally. I hope he is at peace now
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Goya, painting his beloved elderly and adventurous mother on some exploits
Art critics: 'this terrifying old and twisted hag'
Goya: :(
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The âTwo Women Mocking a Manâ painting is so creepy, especially when compared to what his paintings looked like before he isolated himself.
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In the first painting, "The Dog", i'm almost quite convinced that the darker shading to the right of the dog looks like the silhouette of a man. I could be completely wrong but the way it's painted with sharper and more direct lines makes it look like a distinct shadow instead of a discoloration of the sky. Not sure! Would like to hear someone else's opinion on this. Fascinating paintings.
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The missing head and arm of the figure being eaten in Saturn Devouring his Son was always really interesting to me. It makes me wonder if Goya painted Saturn as madness itself, and the figure being eaten represented Goya/Goyas life. Madness had already taken his mind (head) and his work (arm) and it was going to devour the rest of his life too.
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A lot of people focus on the disturbing nature of "Saturn Devouring His Son," but something about "Man Mocked by Two Women" has always been extremely distressing to me. I think it's the total lack of context combined with the emotions suggested by the faces--we have little to no idea what's actually going on, but whatever it is, it is not pleasant or happy. It's an obscure-yet-all-too-clear vision of a really twisted side of human nature, one that takes pleasure in mocking or exploiting others. If, indeed, the man is mentally disabled, that adds an even darker context, as "care" for people with severe developmental issues at the time consisted of almost endless abuse and neglect, and there was virtually no understanding of mental illness.
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You have to also realize how revolutionary they were in terms of the technique of painting. Goyaâs very loose and expressive brush work (probably because he never intended them to be shown) paved the way for a century of art movements after him. Hence why they regard him as the first âmodernâ painter.
Also you can see Goya using his knowledge of print making here, very stark contrasts of tones and simple, suggestive facial features, but in painting.
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One idea that I find particularly insidious is about the Painting: Judith and Holofernes. The idea that the reason Holofernes isn't present in the painting is because Goya viewed himself as Holofernes. His mortality becoming more and more evident. Afraid of death and betrayal.
I could only imagine the dread of painting such a thing. A figure preparing to commit a brutal murder. With only one feasible target, you.
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A little trivia: one of Goyaâs last works was a humorous caricature of himself as a decrepit old man with the label âaĂșn aprendoâ, which basically means âI still learnâ. After all the man had a brilliant sense of humor.
Pd: For anyone interested in Goyaâs body of work, I encourage you to look for his series of engravings, specially âThe Disasters of Warâ and âLos caprichosâ.
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I have seen many of these "Black Paintings" out of context. Never knew they were painted on his wallpaper. That is pretty cool that someone meticulously removed them from the wall so the whole world can see them for generations. Very interesting video as always. I am excited to see what else you bring to us.
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Wouldnât the seductress represent death? If sheâs wearing black, leaning over a grave, and Goya was becoming older and more insane, the idea could be that death was calling to him trying to seduce him
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my psychiatrist recommended you to me recently and i can say im not at all disappointed. the spiraling mental decline of goya shown in his art is very reminiscent of schizophrenic patients art over time. especially surrounding himself with his art literally by drawing on the walls and his surroundings is another major red flag indicator of possible schizophrenia or psychosis. his art while beautiful tells a very tragic story of a man being consumed by his mind, may he rest in peace.
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I have to say these are excellent. The dog one is one of the saddest, loneliest paintings I've ever seen. Especially relative to its so simple and minimal, like you said.
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The fact he changed many paintings so dramatically has always made me think the initial paintings were much more optimistic, but being isolated and bitter he began changing them to match his developing anger and resentment.
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