1815
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Horrors of War: A Woman's Charity is a 1815 by Francisco Goya, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a woman in a long robe bending over a wounded soldier lying on the ground. Another soldier stands nearby, holding his head. The scene looks grimy, with a crumbling wall and a dark doorway in the background. The title hints this is about war’s cruelty, but the artist focused on small details—like the woman’s gentle touch or the soldier’s slumped posture. It’s drawn in a way that makes shadows and light stand out sharply. Next, look up chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and dark to tell stories.
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; Spanish: ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.
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