1815
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Horrors of War: Get them Well and On to the Next is a 1815 by Francisco Goya, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white etching shows a group of men gathered around a wounded soldier. One man holds the soldier’s head, while others look on or tend to him. In the background, a river and a ruined building suggest a war-torn landscape. The title hints at exhaustion and the cycle of violence—*"Get them well and on to the next"* feels like a cold order. The artist used strong contrasts between light and dark to focus attention on the suffering. Next, look up chiaroscuro to see how this technique works in other art.
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; Spanish: ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.
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