“Ovid recounts the story of Saturn killing his children for fear they would dethrone him. Saturn, wanting to know the stability of his kingdom, received an oracle's reply that one of his sons would be taken from him. Driven by his fear, he ordered that the daughters he had with his wife Rhea or Cybele be raised and that they would eat the sons they bore. This painting was made by Goya between 1820 and 1823. Goya used a technique called oil on plaster transferred to canvas. The painting measures are: height 146 centimeters and width 83 centimeters. This was made by Goya; he painted it on the wall of his own house, Quinta del Sordo. Saturn Devouring His Son is from a series called The Black Paintings. They are called the Black Paintings because Goya created them reflecting his profound pessimism, isolation, deafness, illness, and disarmament with Spanish society. He explored dark themes such as violence, old age, madness, and social-political criticism in a time of instability. The theme of this painting is related with melancholy and destruction. At the painting you can highlight the figure of a deformed old man with long white hair and aggressive face, who is carrying the body of a dead child with both of his arms while he's eating the top of the body. The scene takes place in a dark place. This is for represent the sadness of the man's craziness. As you can see, all the painting is made with dark colors and exaggerated proportions. This is for convey the cruelty and the horror of this act of cannibalism.”