What is the collection of 14 dark paintings created by Goya on the walls of the Quinta del Sordo called?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Black Paintings
- Step 1: According to the official source: However, Nigel Glendinning assumes that the paintings "already adorned the walls of Quinta del Sordo when he bought it." Whatever the truth of the matter, the Black Paintings murals probably date from 1820 and were likely finished no later than 1823 when Goya, departing for Bordeaux, left the villa to his grandson Mariano, perhaps due to fear of reprisals after the fall of Rafael Riego and the republican army. Answer: Black Paintings. Why not the others: Blue Period, Caprichos, and Disasters of War are other celebrated artistic periods and print series created by Picasso and Goya.
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