Fiero Monstruo! (Fierce Monster!) (Desastres de la Guerra 81)

This work was created in conjunction with Goya’s famous series of prints themed around the horrors of war (Los Desastres de la Guerra). Indeed, it might be seen as a kind of visual summary of the various acts of barbarism depicted in the series. War is here portrayed as a fierce dog, the immense size of which means human lives have no chance of surviving or finding meaning. The dramatic imagery leaves no doubt as to its message: war results in humankind and humanity going, as it were, to the dogs.