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GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de: The Giant

🖼 The Giant, 1818
Aquatint with burnishing (first state)
292 × 210 cm
New York, USA

Darkness engulfs a colossal figure looming over a terrified landscape, rendered in murky oils with aggressive brushwork. Goya's nightmarish vision critiques power and violence, foreshadowing modern art's embrace of psychological horror and social upheaval.

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