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Erotic helplessness : a study of the history of the Damsel in Distress theme in art

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The Spanish painter Francisco de Goya incorporated the theme of women (people) in prison and the ravages of war into many of his drawings. His drawings are not very explicit, but still expressive...

Ya no hay tiempo ... there is no time (to escape)
This is one of his well known drawings:
(1) francisco de goya - ya no hay tiempo - 1810-1812.jpg

Two more drawings by Goya on the subject revages of war:
(2) Francisco de Goya y Lucientes - Ravages of War.JPG (3) Francisco de Goya - No Se Puede Mirar.jpg

Pictures of the misery in the prisons of the time:
(4) Goya - imprisioned woman - prisioner.jpg

Finally, he denounces the horrors of an indissoluble marriage:
(5) Francisco de Goya - No Hay Quien Nos Desate.jpg
No hay quien nos desate ... there is no one who unties us!
 
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