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Violence in Art

It’s not only symbolic when it’s in print!. Violence in Art.

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Violence in Art

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  1. It’s not only symbolic when it’s in print! Violence in Art

  2. In this painting, which depicts the Spanish dissident town of Guernica after dictator Francisco Franco allowed Hitler to test ammunition over it, the innocent civilians’ suffering represents the suffering of all of Spain under the a cruel and unjust government. The bull, a frequent symbol of Spain, represents the country itself: lost, confused, and in pain. Guernica by Pablo Picasso

  3. This work, like many by Bosch, uses horrifying violence to warn his 15th century audience of the unspeakable horrors that would await them if they did not give up their sinful ways. Fall of the Damned into Hell by Hieronymus Bosch

  4. This painting depicts the titan Kronos(here Romanized to Saturn) eating one of his own children in the fear that his offspring would someday overthrow him. Given that his son Zeus survived and did overthrow him, the violence in this painting represents the futility of holding onto one’s power and the madness that one can be driven to by attempting to hold on to said power. Saturn devouring his son by Francisco de goya

  5. This painting depicts a woman, representing liberty, leading a group of Frenchmen against the repressive government of Charles X during the French Revolution of 1830. The violence here represents the sacrifice required to attain liberty and the inevitable triumph of right over wrong. It also represents vengeance for all the wrongs done to the repressed lower classes of France. Liberty Leading the people by Eugene Delacroix

  6. This ancient Egyptian palette depicts Narmer(otherwise known as Menes, unifier and first king of Egypt) smiting an unknown foreign foe. This act represents Egypt’s ultimate power over all the world and Menes’ power over all of Egypt. The narmer palette

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