1815
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Horrors of War: Strange Devotion! is a 1815 by Francisco Goya, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a chaotic scene with a donkey carrying a cage, surrounded by a crowd of people. In the foreground, a soldier lies on the ground, seemingly dead, while a dog sniffs at him. The background has rough rocks and a small building. The whole scene looks tense and dark. The title at the bottom, *"Extraña devoción!"* (Strange Devotion!), hints at a twisted meaning behind the chaos. The artist might be making a point about war’s cruelty. Next, look up Romanticism to see how this style often explored dark or dramatic themes.
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; Spanish: ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.
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