1815
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Horrors of War: Unhappy Mother is a 1815 by Francisco Goya, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a dark, shadowy scene with four figures near water. Two men in hats are lifting a third man, who looks hurt. A small child stands alone, staring at the ground. The background is murky, with a few indistinct shapes. The title at the bottom, *"Madre infeliz!"* means "Unhappy Mother!" in Spanish, hinting at the child’s grief. The artist used strong contrasts between light and dark to create drama. Next, look up chiaroscuro to see how this lighting technique works.
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; Spanish: ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.
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