1815
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Horrors of War: What is the Use of a Cup? is a 1815 by Francisco Goya, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a chaotic scene at night. A woman in a hood stands over a group of people lying on the ground, some wounded. The sky is dark, with a faint glow in the distance. One person is reaching out toward her, while others seem motionless. The title at the bottom asks, *"What is the use of a cup?"*—a strange question for a war scene. It might hint at how suffering makes small comforts feel meaningless. Next, look up Romanticism to see how this painting fits into that artistic movement.
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; Spanish: ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.
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