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GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de: War scene

🖼 War scene, 1810-12
Brush and sepia wash
150 × 195 cm
Madrid, Spain

Violent chaos erupts across the canvas through harsh contrasts and fragmented bodies rendered in dark, aggressive brushwork. Goya captures war's dehumanizing horror without heroic convention, establishing a proto-modern vision that influenced centuries of anti-war art.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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