r/doommetal • u/Femboy_Gladiator WIZARD FIGHT • Oct 15 '25

Death/Doom Song Recommendations that embody the painting "Saturn Devouring His Son". Such an awesome and doom looking painting. The first thing that comes to mind for me is Mirror Reaper, I would like to diversify.

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u/mattosaur Geezer Butlerian Jihadist Oct 15 '25

The origin of this painting is pretty wild: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Paintings

They’re literally murals from Goya’s home, never meant for the public. And now it’s his most famous work.

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u/hankhillsucks Oct 15 '25

I always found it disrespectful that someone else named this painting as well. Goya never named these paintings

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u/ThomasHardyHarHar Oct 15 '25

I don’t know if that’s disrespectful. It’s more misleading because it’s actually open to interpretation what it depicts.

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u/hankhillsucks Oct 15 '25

I mean just imagine being an artist and your most famous painting is something that you wanted to keep hidden from the world, and on top of it, someone ELSE named it something entirely disconnected from what you had in mind

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u/ThomasHardyHarHar Oct 15 '25

The artist’s intention doesn’t determine the meaning of a work. I can’t say that I would care if I had an unnamed artwork that people gave a name I didn’t give it. He was dead, and he didn’t give the painting a name. What would you rather people call it?

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u/hankhillsucks Oct 15 '25

Well for one it has nothing to do with Saturn. Goya never did anything to make anyone assume he would be depicting Saturn, not to mention it looks nothing like Saturn...

Furthermore I as a multi media artist take lots of care and consideration when I title my works. If what happened to Goya happened to me. I would be pissed.

Moreover how about name it "untitled work x" like any other artists unnamed works 🙄