The Horrors of War: The Same
1815
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1815
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Horrors of War: The Same is a 1815 by Francisco Goya, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a chaotic battle scene. A soldier in a hat swings a hammer at a fallen enemy, who’s tangled in a pile of bodies. The ground is muddy, and the figures look twisted and desperate—some are reaching up, others are sprawled. The title hints this is part of a series about war’s brutality. The artist used loose, sketchy lines to make it feel urgent and raw. Next, look up Romanticism to see how this fits into that movement.
