Dog
ArtistFrancisco Goya
Year1819-1823
MediumOil on plaster
LocationPrado, Madrid
About Dog
One of Goyas Black Paintings. A dogs head barely visible above a void. The vast empty space above is terrifying. Nobody knows what it means. Some see it as the ultimate painting of loneliness and despair. The simplicity is modern, anticipating minimalism by a century.
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