Death and Power: Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco de Goya – Art of the Week Halloween Edition

This is one of Francisco de Goya's most famous and popular Black Paintings. Like the rest of the collection, this painting is a dark, haunting, and terrifying depiction of Goya's mind. "Saturn Devouring His Son" is rich in imagery, symbolism, and meaning that help bring to life the disturbing nature of this piece. To better understand this painting, one must have context about Greek mythology.

Art Of the Week: Bronze Diskos Thrower – Journal Entry #4

Hello, and welcome to today's journal entry. Today I wanted to share some quick facts about this piece of artwork I studied this week—the Bronze Diskos Thrower. I recently finished this fascinating online art history class a few weeks ago. The class opened my eyes to the wonderful world of art through various assignments. One…