Goya - some very very old drawings

[Beuen]

In the 1810s, Goya created a set of aquatint prints titled The Disasters of War which depict scenes from the Peninsular War. The scenes are singularly disturbing, sometimes macabre in their depiction of battlefield horror, and represent an outraged conscience in the face of death and destruction. The prints were not published until 1863, 35 years after Goya's death.

 

[JValdez]

THE original CDG mod . . .

 

[samnitewarrior]

Disturbing? Hot!

 

[Beuen]

I saw these first time in an art gallery here. Made quite an impression...lol

 

[Beuen]

Some Hanging Decorations for your Christmas Tree

 

[JValdez]

oh Beuen, the torso is exquisite! i'm putting the tree back up again! just took it down lol!

 

[JValdez]

are you familiar w/Liss? this is one of my faves . . .

 

[Beuen]

hmm never seen that one ew!

 

[Beuen]

More Medieval Stumps

 

[JValdez]

Beuen, it's like old home night, faves, all, especially 1,4,7, 10 & Liss (hehe) i just gave you another star-- you are fab!

 

[Kinyon]

I should have paid much closer attention in My art history class.

 

[Adrian88]

There's a series of 17th century etchings by Jacques Callot, called Great Miseries of War, which features plenty of executions, torture, and corpses. If you do a google image search, you should be able to find them. My favorite is Hangman's Tree.

 

[JValdez]

I like!

 

[satya]

SUPERB pics all above there... Thanks dudes!