Monthly Archives: October 2015

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How does the artist create horror in a visual image?

horror in art
In Roman mythology, the father of the Gods devours his children to ensure none becomes greater than him. Goya, a Spanish artist, painted this child murder on the wall of his house along with other gruesome paintings known collectively as “The Black Paintings.” Of the Black Paintings which Goya completed the other most famous work is probably his “Witches’ Sabbath.”

What may have been playing out in the aging artist’s mind? How does the artist create horror in this painting. Using the ICE strategy answer one of these questions in your writing joural