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Tuesday, July 1, 2025

From Goya to Gaza: The Disasters of War

 
Francisco Goya, Yo lo vi (I saw it), Plate 44 from "The Disasters of War", 1810/Alamy.

In all, there are 80 “Disasters of War” prints by Goya, with all but one illustrating suffering, the consequences of famine, or a serious number of atrocities stemming from Napoleon’s war with Spain (1808-1814).  They were not published until 1863, 35 years after Goya had died.


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