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The Museum of Frights
Who said that art only expresses the beauty of the world? Through their works, artists also depict its darker and more mysterious aspects 👿. How about discovering some of the strangest and scariest pieces of art in history? Get ready to delve into the dark and powerful world of Francisco Goya through his iconic painting Saturn Devouring His Son. If cannibalism isn't to your taste, perhaps the unsettling worlds of Dorothea Tanning or Francis Bacon will be enough to give you chills. Welcome to the Museum of Frights! 👻
Questions about society and the changing role of man within it, about our psyche, our social responsibilities, and most radical of all, questions about the existence of God.
This is a period of Sigmund Freud, Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx and Friedrich Nietzche.
This is also the period that Munch painted The Scream.
Content produced by: Great Art Explained
On the agenda

video - 16:23
The Scream: Great Art Explained
By: Great Art Explained

video - 16:53
The Black Paintings by Goya (Part One)
By: Great Art Explained

video - 16:18
The Black Paintings by Goya (Part Two)
By: Great Art Explained

video - 16:17
Dorothea Tanning
By: Great Art Explained

video - 7:49
Damien Hirst, The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living
By: SmartHistory

podcast - 39:02
Bonus Halloween Chat with Rumwolf
By: Art Slice

video - 7:41
Francis Bacon’s Screaming Pope
By: The Canvas

video - 9:23
The Most Disturbing Painting – A Different Take on Saturn Devouring His Son
By: The Canvas

video - 10:19
The Failure of Surrealism
By: The Canvas

video - 7:23
The Disturbing Paintings of Francisco Goya
By: Curious Muse

video - 32:19
What are Scariest Pieces of Art in History?
By: Behind the masterpiece