Line in art can be organic or geometric, and it determines the overall shape and form of the subject matter. Sometimes, compositions can have dark and bold outlines and sometimes the lines blend to create a more naturalistic form, providing the “definition” for the form. Boime, Albert (August 18, 2004). Art in an Age of Counterrevolution, 1815-1848. University of Chicago Press. p.113. ISBN 978-0-226-06337-9. Sánchez Cantón, Francisco Javier, Museo del Prado. Catálogo de las pinturas, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1972, pp. 270, n. 763.

To prove his loyalty, Goya created two commissioned pantings commemorating the Spanish uprising: The Second of May 1808 and The Third of May 1808. They were not your typical Salon paintings. In fact, they were unlike any previous war paintings. Díaz Padrón, Matías, El siglo de Rubens en el Museo del Prado: catálogo razonado, II, Prensa Ibérica, Madrid, 1995, pp. 940.

Saturn Devouring His Son depicts the Roman god Saturn, also Titan Kronos in Greek mythology, savagely eating one of his children. It is one of Francisco de Goya's most brilliant, but disturbing paintings.

Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco Goya was painted between 1819 and 1823, during a period of political and social turmoil in Spain. Goya had witnessed the horrors of the Peninsular War, which had raged across Spain for six years and resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. The war had been fought between the French and Spanish armies, with many Spanish citizens forced to fight on both sides.

Gudiol, José, Goya, 1746-1828: Biographie, Etude Analytique et Catalogue de ses Peintures, I, Ediciones PoligrafaS.A., Barcelona, 1984, pp. 82; 121, n. 674.

Gudiol, José, Goya, 1746-1828: Biografía, estudio analítico y catálogo de sus pinturas, i, Polígrafa, Barcelona, 1970, pp. 204; 378, n. 702. The Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain, is home to Francisco Goya's painting "Saturn Devouring His Son." The painting is part of the museum's permanent collection and can be viewed by visitors. The painting "Saturn Devouring His Son" by Francisco Goya became part of the Prado collection through a donation by the Spanish government in 1933. Prior to this, the painting was held in the private collection of the Duke and Duchess of Osuna. After their deaths, the painting changed hands several times before being acquired by the Spanish government and eventually placed in the Prado Museum's collection. Today, it is one of the most famous and recognizable works of art in the museum.